BoJ announces a second unplanned bond purchase operation on Friday
|On Friday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) resorted to a second unplanned Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) purchase operation.
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Key details
BoJ offers to buy 100 billion yen in 3-5 year JGBs.
BoJ offers to buy 200 billion yen in 5-10 year JGBs.
BoJ offers to buy 100 billion yen in 10-25 year JGBs.
BoJ offers zero-interest loans to banks in order to cap yields.
Market reaction
USD/JPY was last seen trading at 129.22, modestly flat on the day.
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