BOJ Opens Door to Negative Rates by Ending Yield Floor: Economy
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The Bank of Japan scrapped a 0.1 percent yield floor for government bond purchases, opening the door to the possibility of buying debt with negative returns.
The central bank removed the limit on purchases of securities with maturities of one year or less in its so-called rinban operation, BOJ spokesman Tsuyoshi Nakamura said in Tokyo.