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Ueda Hints Japan Yields at 12-Year High Aren’t a Major Issue

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Kazuo Ueda

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated that he has no major problem with long-term bond yields rising to the highest level since 2012, saying they should be guided by markets.

“Long-term bond yields are determined by financial markets in principle,” Ueda told reporters near Stresa, Italy after the conclusion of a Group of Seven meeting of finance chiefs and central bankers. “I will continue to carefully monitor moves in the market.”