The third day of the final trading week of 2022 saw the Bank of Japan (BoJ) make unplanned bond purchases, according to a statement released on Friday.
“The BoJ pledged to buy unlimited quantities of 0.04% yielding two-year notes and 0.24% yielding five-year debt.”
It also offered to buy JPY300 billion ($5.3 billion) in 10- to 25-year debt in addition to JPY700 billion ($5.3 billion) in notes with a shorter maturity.
It provided a 0.5% purchase price for all 10-year and futures-linked securities indefinitely.
