Masaki Kondo

December 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The Bank of Japan's avalanche of bond buying follows a surge in yields since the central bank unexpectedly raised its ceiling for the benchmark 10-year note at its Dec. 20 meeting.

By Masaki Kondo

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December 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The Bank of Japan said the recent tweaks to its bond yield control program were not the beginning of an exit of monetary easing, but a way to make it sustainable and run smoothly.

By Matthew Burgess and Masaki Kondo

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May 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Investors are caught between elevated inflation and monetary policy tightening, which is aimed at slowing it but is also increasingly seen as a threat to the economy.

By Masaki Kondo and Ruth Carson

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