BOJ’s Koeda Backs Steady Rate Hikes as Underlying Inflation Holds Around 2%
Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda backed further increases in benchmark interest rates, saying it is appropriate for the central bank to raise rates at a steady pace because underlying inflation is already around 2%. She said services prices are steadily contributing to consumer-price gains because of strong wage growth, and warned that Japan's short-term real interest rates remain negative and low compared with other economies and would fall further if policy is not adjusted, reinforcing expectations of a move as early as next month.
Her remarks follow Governor Kazuo Ueda's statement earlier this week that he was aware long-term interest rates were rising rapidly and would work closely with the government on the Japanese government bond market. That came after a selloff pushed Japan's 40-year bond yield to 4.39%, the highest since that maturity was introduced in 2007, the 30-year yield to 4.15%, the highest since its 1999 debut, and the 10-year yield to 2.79%, a level last seen in the 1990s, amid concern over higher energy costs and fresh debt issuance for a supplementary budget.
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@firstsquawkJapan’s 30-year government bond yield rises 9.0 basis points to 4.090%.
@firstsquawkJapan’s 20-year government bond yield rises 8.0 basis points to 3.720%.
@firstsquawkJapan’s 30-year government bond yield rises 10 basis points to 4.1%.
@zerohedgeJAPAN'S 40-YEAR BOND YIELD RISES 13BPS TO 4.345%
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@financialjuiceJapan Finance Minister Katayama: I was instructed by PM Takaichi to minimise various risks when asked about JGB yield rises
@firstsquawkJapan finance minister Katayama states she has been asked by PM Takaichi to focus on minimising risks, as JGB yields come under pressure.
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@financialjuiceJapan Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara: Watching market moves, including long-term rates, with a very high sense of urgency
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@cryptoroverMASSIVE CRASH 🩸 ¥20,000,000,000,000 has been wiped out from Japanese stock market today.
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