The yen rose after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly adjusted controls on 10-year government bond yields, which could let long-term interest rates rise.
Bank of Japan Surprises Markets With Policy Tweak
The central bank widened the yield on 10-year bonds and increased its monthly asset purchases in hopes of reviving a stagnant domestic bond trade.
Bank of Japan shocks global markets with bond yield shift
Global markets were jolted overnight after Japan unexpectedly raised the cap on 10-year Japanese government bond yields, sparking a sell-off in bonds and stocks.
Bank of Japan Lets a Benchmark Rate Rise, Causing Yen to Surge
The surprise decision prompted the yen, which has fallen against the dollar for much of this year, to rise sharply.
Asian shares slide as yen spikes higher on BOJ surprise policy shift
The yen surged and Asian shares fell sharply on Tuesday after Japan's central bank unexpectedly tweaked its bond yield controls - a move that will allow long-term interest rates to rise more.
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Nikkei 225 falls more than 2% after Bank of Japan widens yield target range, yen strengthens
Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded mostly lower as the Bank of Japan modified its yield curve control tolerance range while holding its ultra-low benchmark interest rates steady.
Japan’s Nikkei hits 2-mth low, bond yields at 7-yr high after BOJ’s policy tweak
Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Tuesday to hit a two-month low and benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to seven-year highs after the central bank's surprise decision to ...
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Japan central bank tweaks monetary policy, yen strengthens
Japan's central bank tweaked its longstanding monetary easing programme on Tuesday, in a surprise move that saw the yen strengthen quickly against the dollar while Tokyo stock markets fell.
Bank of Japan Remains Only Major Central Bank With Ultra-Low Rates
The surprise decision prompted the yen, which has fallen against the dollar for much of this year, to rise sharply.
INSTANT VIEW: Bank of Japan reviews yield-curve control policy
The Bank of Japan has slightly loosened the shackles on its 10-year yield target and said it will review its yield-curve control policy, surprising financial markets and sending the yen sharply higher ...
Bank of Japan Lets Interest Rates Rise, Causing Yen to Surge
The surprise decision prompted the yen, which has fallen against the dollar for much of this year, to rise sharply.
Japanese yen strengthens as central bank widens yield target range, Asia markets fall
Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded mostly lower as the Bank of Japan modified its yield curve control tolerance range while holding its ultra-low benchmark interest rates steady.
Bank of Japan decides to expand range of long-term government bond yields
The Bank of Japan has decided to adjust its yield on 10-year JGBs from a range of plus and minus 0.25 percent to a range of plus and minus 0.5 percent.
Bank of Japan expands trading range for long-term Japan gov’t bond yields
The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to allow long-term government bond yields to move in a wider range, in a surprise move by the centr ...