BOJ buying JGBs in the:
- 1-3 years, 250bn yen
- 3-5 years, 300 bn yen
- 5-10 years, 410bn yen
Amounts unchanged from the previous operation in these maturities, the Bank of Japan maintaining amounts steady, which should help to calm the markets
On Tuesday the Bank cut its buying in JGBs with more than 10 years to maturity by just a little, which rattled the yen - its traded up for the 2 days since
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Earlier posts:
Tuesday
- Bank of Japan cuts its purchases of JGBs today
- USD/JPY selling off - follows BOJ reducing JGB purchase amount
- 'Minor tweak' from the BOJ and the yen gain, but just wait until the real thing
- The spike in JPY today only a taste of what is to come when the BOJ removes stimulus
Wednesday: