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Futures Rebound On BoJ Stepped Up YCC Enforcement, Pull Back As Kuroda Sticks To Usual Script

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Benchmark JGB futures have bounced from session lows (148.42) as the BoJ stepped up efforts to enforce its 0.25% ceiling on 10-Year yield, offering to buy an additional Y500bn of 5- to 10-Year JGBs on Tuesday.

  • The announcement came as 10-Year JGB yield breached 0.25%, rising to its highest levels since January 2016.
  • JGB futures last trades at 148.52, 49 ticks below previous settlement, pulling back from post-BoJ highs as BoJ Gov Kuroda reiterated the intention to stick with powerful monetary easing.
  • Cash JGB yields sit higher, curve runs steeper as speculation that the central bank may eventually have to buy longer-dated debt has weighed on the super-long end. 10-Year JGB yield remains above 0.25% as we type.

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