Bank of Japan bought US$9.5 billion Japanese government bonds. The Bank of Japan offered to buy Japanase government bonds worth of US$9. 5 billion. The government bonds had residual maturities from 1 to 10 years.
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As deflation deadline nears, BOJ faces prospect of failure
With just five months left before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's self-imposed deadline for banishing deflation, the Bank of Japan is preparing for failure, and the first casualty could be its facade of board unity.
Solid rebound in Japan factory output eases economic concerns
Japan's industrial output rose in September at the fastest pace in eight months in a tentative sign of recovery in factory activity, offering some relief for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he moves closer to making a decision on a second sales tax hike.
BOJ stands pat on policy, warns of weak factory output
The Bank of Japan on Tuesday maintained its massive asset buying program but offered a bleaker view on factory output, following signs that the world's third-largest economy was hit harder than expected by a sales tax increase in April.
Mrs Watanabe jumps on yen-selling bandwagon as tide turns
Japan's legions of retail foreign-exchange traders, popularly known as Mrs Watanabe, are turning into sellers of yen.
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Yen hit 96.47 gained 2% against the US dollar. (Photo : REUTERS) Investors were prompted to unwind some of their best bets against the yen, as a response to BoJ 's complacent reaction to the turbulent markets.
Outside Japan, BoJ perceived lack of action affects even Euro Stocks. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a stack of Japanese yen. FTSEurofirst 300 index closed sharply lower and down by 1.
Japan's central bank holds back on new measures to calm turbulent markets. (Photo : REUTERS) Central bankers considered the idea to extend the maximum duration of cheap, fixed-rate funds offered via market operations from one year to two years.
