BOJ Is Said to Mull Change or Abandonment of JGB Maturity Range

John Normand: A BOJ JGB Change 'Very Positive for Yen'

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The Bank of Japan is considering either a tweak to or an abandonment of its guidance on the range of government bonds that it buys, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Any shift would reflect a desire by policy makers to give themselves greater flexibility as they continue with the unprecedented scale of debt purchases, the people said, asking not to be named as the talks are private.