Bank of Japan Japanese Government Bond buying

Offers to buy:

  • JPY 150bn in up to 1 year remaining until maturity JGBs
  • JPY 500bn in 1-3 year JGBs
  • JPY 575bn in 3-5 year JGBs
  • JPY 300bn in 5-10 year JGBs (unscheduled)
  • JPY 300bn in 10-25 year JGBs

Yield on the 10 year is 0.5%, the new upper limit the Bank set at its December meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda

Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda