The Bank of Japan’s yield target has kept JGB prices anchored over recent weeks against the backdrop of a sell-off in bond markets overseas. The volume of the Bank’s bond purchases has also remained stable. With the yield target likely to be unchanged through 2017, we expect the pace of JGB purchases to slow next year.
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