Japan's central bank “surprised” financial markets last month by widening the target trading band for 10-year government bonds yields, says Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd.
Japan’s central bank “surprised” financial markets last month by widening the target trading band for 10-year government bonds yields, says Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd.
“Which investors took as a signal that the Bank of Japan would start making more changes to its monetary policy settings,” Mr Boyd said.
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