Will negative rates hamper the BOJ’s ability to buy JGBs?

With longer-term interest rates falling alongside short-term rates, the introduction of negative rates will not hamper the Bank of Japan’s ability to purchase large amounts of government bonds. Nor will they have a crippling effect on commercial banks’ profits.

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