Is the Bank of Japan about to raise its yield target?

This week’s reduction in the Bank of Japan’s scheduled government bond purchases doesn’t signal that it is about to lift the yield target. The Bank purchases whatever is needed to maintain the target and the credibility of its commitment to the target has meant that the Bank’s asset purchases have been falling throughout the past year.

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