The higher bond yields that would follow abandonment of Yield Curve Control would make it more difficult to stabilise Japan’s public finances. But the long maturity of government debt means that the government’s interest rate bill would only creep up slowly. What’s more, there’s plenty of scope for the government to slash spending in order to narrow the budget deficit.
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