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PREVIEW: Liquidity Enhancement Auction For OTR 5- To 15.5-Year JGBs Due

JGBS AUCTION

The Japanese Ministry of Finance (MOF) will today sell Y500bn of JGBs with 5-15.5 Years until maturity in a liquidity enhancement auction. JB#1-28, #100-165 & #350-368 will be on offer.

  • The previous liquidity enhancement auction covering these maturities was held on 17 January 2023. The auction was covered 4.672x at an average spread of -0.002%, a high spread of +0.001% was registered, with 20.3101% of the bids allotted at the high spread.
  • Expect some demand for off-the-run paper that is located in the 10-Year JGB zone, especially for paper that underlies JGB futures, given the well-documented shortage of free float in this zone of the curve amid BoJ purchases related to YCC defence, with continued tests of the BoJ’s will re: YCC noted.
  • That should facilitate smooth enough takedown, although continued uncertainty re: the outlook for BoJ policy may limit overall demand from being quite as strong as it otherwise could be.
  • Results due at 0335GMT/1235JST.
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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