In the bond market on the 10th, long-term interest rates fell to 0.445% as the Bank of Japan decided to maintain the current large-scale monetary easing measures at its monetary policy meeting. bottom.
When government bonds are bought, their prices rise and interest rates fall. Yields on government bonds fell to 0.445% in afternoon trading.
In the market, some investors are selling government bonds in anticipation of a rise in interest rates due to speculation that the BOJ will move to revise its policy. It had risen to the upper limit of 0.5%, but after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain monetary easing measures on the 10th, investors who had taken the stance of selling government bonds repurchased them, and long-term interest rates fell sharply. bottom.
A market insider said, ``Moves to buy back Japanese government bonds have strengthened for a while, but there is still a strong view among some investors that the BOJ will eventually move to revise its monetary easing measures.''