The Bank of Japan now owns half of outstanding Japanese government bonds (JGBs) issued in the market, data showed Monday, a sign the bank’s aggressive buying to defend its 0.25% yield cap is bloating an already huge balance sheet.
The data underscores the cost the central bank is paying to keep global upward pressure on yields from pushing up Japan’s borrowing costs.
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