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Why the Bank of Japan’s Surprise Policy Twist Is Rattling Global Markets

Anchors aweigh?The Bank of Japan sent shock waves through global financial markets Tuesday, effectiv

Why the Bank of Japan’s Surprise Policy Twist Is Rattling Global Markets

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But the market reaction showed global investors were rattled by the potential for the Bank of Japan to eventually give up its role as the last remaining low-rate anchor.</p><p>“The fact that investors see today’s move as heralding a bigger shift is evident from the market reaction,” said Jim Reid, strategist at Deutsche Bank, in a note.</p><p>The BOJ, at a regular policy meeting, said the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond could rise as high as 0.5% from a previous cap of 0.25%. The central bank, as part of a program known as yield curve control, has maintained a target range around zero for the benchmark government bond yield since 2016 and used that as a tool to keep overall market interest rates low.</p><p>For its part, the BOJ didn’t cite inflation as a reason for the move, instead highlighting concerns about the functioning of the government bond market.</p><p>The yen soared, strengthening by more than 3% versus the U.S. dollar, while yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds were up 16 basis points at 0.413%, after hitting their highest level since 2015. U.S. Treasury yields spiked as global bond yields rose. The dollar weakened broadly versus major rivals, with the ICE U.S. Dollar Index down 0.8%.</p><p>The widening differential between Japanese and other developed market interest rates had translated into a steep selloff by the yen this year, with the currency hitting a multidecade low versus the U.S. dollar earlier this year.</p><p>Equity markets in Asia felt the heat from rising yields, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling more than 2%. Stocks in Europe and the U.S. saw a more subdued reaction, with U.S. stock-index futures pointing to a flat start for Wall Street.</p><p>Speculation around a broader shift in policy has been mounting.</p><p>The U.S. Treasury market felt ripples in Monday’s session after the Kyodo News agency over the weekend reported that Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was looking to make the country’s 2% inflation target more flexible. The report said that Kishida, as soon as next spring, could discuss details of how to revise the government’s decade-long accord with the BOJ on the 2% target after a new central-bank governor succeeds Haruhiko Kuroda, whose term ends in April.</p><p>The Bank of Japan has spent massively in its effort to maintain the cap on the 10-year yield as global bond yields jumped this year in response to policy tightening by other major central banks, noted Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, on Twitter. 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But the market reaction showed global investors were rattled by the potential for the Bank of Japan to eventually give up its role as the last remaining low-rate anchor.“The fact that investors see today’s move as heralding a bigger shift is evident from the market reaction,” said Jim Reid, strategist at Deutsche Bank, in a note.The BOJ, at a regular policy meeting, said the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond could rise as high as 0.5% from a previous cap of 0.25%. The central bank, as part of a program known as yield curve control, has maintained a target range around zero for the benchmark government bond yield since 2016 and used that as a tool to keep overall market interest rates low.For its part, the BOJ didn’t cite inflation as a reason for the move, instead highlighting concerns about the functioning of the government bond market.The yen soared, strengthening by more than 3% versus the U.S. dollar, while yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds were up 16 basis points at 0.413%, after hitting their highest level since 2015. U.S. Treasury yields spiked as global bond yields rose. 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The report said that Kishida, as soon as next spring, could discuss details of how to revise the government’s decade-long accord with the BOJ on the 2% target after a new central-bank governor succeeds Haruhiko Kuroda, whose term ends in April.The Bank of Japan has spent massively in its effort to maintain the cap on the 10-year yield as global bond yields jumped this year in response to policy tightening by other major central banks, noted Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, on Twitter. 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