BOJ eases policy by increasing ETF buying, rates unchanged

Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision has been released, with the Central Bank easing monetary further by increasing ETF buying, while rates stay unchanged at -0.1%, and keeping monetary policy base unchanged at 80 trl yen.

Key headlines

BOJ : eases monetary policy further

BOJ : to increase etf buying so balance of its holdings rises at annual pace of 6 trln yen vs previous 3.3 trln yen

BOJ says no change to base money target

BOJ says negative rates kept unchanged at -0.1 pct

BOJ says no change to amount of jgb buying

BOJ says no change to amount of purchases of j-reits, cp, corporate bonds