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Published in TZ Latest News 13 December, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Bank Of Japan Intervenes, Boosts Bond Buy Ahead Of Fed Decision

Having seen 10Y JGB yields spike to 10bps (highest since Feb), The Bank of Japan has decided enough is enough and intervened to bring yields back to the stable 0.00% level they decree as fair. The entire Japanese curve is bull-flattening as the long-end is also rallying after Kuroda and his cronies up their purchases to 200 billion yen, from 190 billion previously. All else equal, this will prompt more demand for US paper from Japanese sources.

10Y Yields had risen to their highest since Kuroda unleashed NIRP.

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