In accordance with the guidelines for market operations and asset purchases decided at the Monetary Policy Meeting today, the Bank of Japan has decided to implement following measures in its conduct of market operations. 1. Increase in the amounts of outright purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (competitive auction method) (1) Purchases from January through March 2023 From January through March 2023, the Bank will increase the amount of purchases to about 9 trillion yen per month, as shown in "Quarterly Schedule of Outright Purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (Competitive Auction Method) (January-March ... (full story)

The Bank of Japan decided to conduct the outright purchases of Japanese government securities as follows, effective from December 20, 2022. Regarding outright purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs), the Bank will announce the schedule separately in "Quarterly Schedule of Outright Purchases of Japanese Government Bonds (Competitive Auction Method)" at the end of March, June, September, and December. 1. Outright purchases of JGBs <competitive auction method> (Note) (1) Bonds to be purchased JGBs with coupons (2-year bonds, 5-year bonds, 10-year bonds, 20-year bonds, 30-year bonds, 40-year bonds, floating-rate ... (full story)