BOJ widens yield band, pledges to buy risky assets only when necessary
Reuters
Published Mar 19, 2021 12:07AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Friday widened the band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its 0% target and pledged to buy risky assets only when necessary, instead of at a set annual pace.
In a review of its policy tools announced on Friday, the BOJ said it would allow long-term rates to move up and down by 0.25% around its target, instead of by 0.2%.
The BOJ also said it would buy exchange-traded funds (ETF) and real-estate trust funds (REIT) when necessary, while maintaining its 12-trillion-yen and 180-billion-yen ceilings for the purchases, respectively.
As widely expected, the BOJ kept monetary settings unchanged, including a pledge to guide short-term interest rates at -0.1% and 10-year bond yields around 0%.
The BOJ unveiled in December a plan to conduct the review in March to come up with ways to make its policy more "sustainable and effective" as the COVID-19 pandemic hurts the economy and prolongs the battle to achieve its elusive 2% inflation target.
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