Bank of Japan keeps bond purchase unchanged in July-September

    • Focus for the announcement was on whether the central bank would boost the amount of bonds with longer maturities it would offer to buy in the next quarter, as yields on the longer ends hover near their highest levels since 2016.
    • Focus for the announcement was on whether the central bank would boost the amount of bonds with longer maturities it would offer to buy in the next quarter, as yields on the longer ends hover near their highest levels since 2016. REUTERS
    Published Thu, Jun 30, 2022 · 04:22 PM

    THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to keep unchanged its purchases of Japanese government bonds across all maturities in the July-September quarter, the bank said in a statement.

    Focus for the announcement was on whether the central bank would boost the amount of bonds with longer maturities it would offer to buy in the next quarter, as yields on the longer ends hover near their highest levels since 2016. REUTERS

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