Trillion Schmillion: Japan Isn"t Even Trying to Hit Its Bond-Buying Target

The ECB's main interest rate will stay at -0.5%, while the coronavirus bond-buying package will stay at 1.85 trillion euros ($2.23 trillion). Christine Lagarde is the president of the European Central Bank. Olivier Matthys/Pool via Reuters The .....»»

Japan Printer Go Brrr As BOJ Launches Unlimited QE, Expands Corporate Bond Buying As was purposefully leaked last week to avoid any chance of market surprise, that giant monetary chemistry lab that is the Bank of Japan did precisely as .....»»

Japan Printer Go BRR As BOJ Launches Unlimited QE, Expands Corporate Bond Buying As was purposefully leaked last week to avoid any chance of market surprise, that giant monetary chemistry lab that is the Bank of Japan did precisely as .....»»

Analysts at Bank of America Global Research say close to half of the U.S. corporate bond universe could be available for purchase if the Federal Reserve starts buying corporate bonds......»»

The ECB has unveiled plans for emergency bond buying that could total more than $1 trillion. But even that hasn't done much for European stocks. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

The Phase 1 U.S.-China deal will lead to China buying more U.S. products, but not tackle hard issues such as subsidies......»»

Treasury yields rise Monday as the Bank of Japan said it could shrink the amount of bonds it would buy next month......»»

Who Is Buying Bonds With Negative Yields? JPMorgan Answers Back in June, when bond duration hit an all time high and total negative yielding debt hit a record $13.4 trillion for the first time (it recently spiked to $17 trill.....»»

Downward-spiraling bond yields and other potential signs of global recession have strung a tightrope for the Bank of Japan: it must keep pumping money aggressively to spur growth, but also prevent borrowing costs from sliding too far below the target......»»

On Friday, we reported that in Japan's just concluded latest fiscal year, the Bank of Japan bought a record 5.65 trillion yen wort.....»»

Just two weeks after they last tapered their bond.....»»

The European Central Bank laid out plans to wind down its €2.5 trillion bond-buying program by December, but said it didn’t expect to raise rates “at least through the summer of 2019.”.....»»

After a few years of relative apathy, today's Bank of Japan statement is greeted with considerable anticipation as it may well have some significant impacts on global markets, judging by the last two weeks' action after hint.....»»

On Friday, the Bank of Japan tweaked its monthly government bond buying plan, sparking.....»»

The Bank of Japan is considering tweaking its bond buying operations to allow the government debt market to better reflect fundamentals, people familiar with the matter said, following years of heavy central bank buying in the sector......»»

A weaker currency and a narrowing premium over U.S. interest rates have dented global investors’ enthusiasm for China’s roughly $12 trillion bond market......»»

The European Central Bank is nearing a landmark decision to wind down its $3 trillion bond-buying program, closing a chapter on a policy the U.S. used to help restore its growth but one that had mixed results in Europe......»»

The ECB will stop its $2.95 trillion quantitative easing bond-buying program in January European Central Bank.....»»

The European Central Bank said it would wind down new bond purchases under its quantitative easing program this month, ending a landmark policy that helped the bank achieve its inflation target but had uneven effects on other parts of the economy......»»

Japan's Cabinet has approved a record 5.26 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget as the country seeks to bolster its arms capability by increasingly buying advanced U.S. weapons......»»