Economics

Japan Negative Rates Drive Biggest Lenders From Overnight Market

  • Three of five largest say minus rates complicate call funding
  • Some banks relying on repurchase agreements to raise cash
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A majority of Japan’s biggest private lenders are still unwilling to borrow from the market for overnight loans almost six months after the Bank of Japan announced its negative interest-rate policy.

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