For fiscal 2024, the BOJ raised the level of provisions to 100% for the first time, Nikkei has learned.

The Bank of Japan has set aside the maximum provision for losses on bond transactions, the Nikkei reported on Monday.

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Alisa Morris, a former pump attendant, pleaded guilty to illegal access and theft in connection with an unauthorized ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier, up from April's 3.4% increase, driven by continued food price gains. Tokyo CPI is viewed as an ...

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The BOJ has been gradually raising interest rates since last year, causing a rise in bond yields, which move inversely to prices. The yield on benchmark 10-year JGBs rose to 1.485% at the end of March ...

The Bank of Japan amassed the largest amount of unrealized losses on record from its government bond holdings in the year ...

Following the auction, yields on 30-year JGBs briefly jumped 11 basis points to 2.940% in an unusually sharp move before easing back to 2.900%. The 20-year JGB yield rose as high as 2.425%, while the ...

The Bank of Japan's long-term government bond holdings fell for the first time in 16 years as of end-March as it tapered bond ...