RTRS notes that "Japan plans to cut the........>

JGBS: RTRS notes that "Japan plans to cut the amount of inflation-linked

government bonds it sells to the market next month to the lowest level in seven

years, government officials said on Tuesday, as slumping oil costs and the

economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic stoke fears of deflation. The

Ministry of Finance (MOF) originally planned to issue 300 billion yen ($2.8

billion) worth of inflation-linked bonds in a quarterly auction scheduled for

May 8. Given prospects of weaker price growth, the MOF is expected to trim the

amount to 200 billion yen, which would be the lowest amount of issuance since

2013, two government officials with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters."