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JGBs mostly drop, but BOJ operations support short end
Reuters
The central bank decreased the amount of its outright buying of JGBs with one to two years left to maturity to 350 billion yen from 600 billion yen. It also increased the amount of bonds with two to three years left to maturity to 350 billion yen from ...
Japanese Life Insurers Likely to Maintain JGB SupportWall Street Journal
BOJ takes steps to meet JGB purchase targetThe Daily Yomiuri
BOJ Ups 3-Year JGB Buying Operation To Y350 Bln From Y100 BlnMNI News

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Japanese Life Insurers Likely To Support JGBs
Wall Street Journal
By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO—Major Japanese life insurers are likely to keep providing strong support to Japanese government bonds in the near term, as they steadily increase their buying of JGBs to match the duration of their assets and liabilities and ...


 
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JGBs mostly drop, curve flattens after 20-yr auction
Reuters
Some investors bought ahead of the auction so we went to the auction a little bit stronger, and the coupon was set lower, so that made it less attractive," said Le Ngoc Nhan, a JGB strategist at Morgan Stanley. "This suggests that demand from ...
JGBs gain on Greece; 20-year bonds firm ahead of auctionBusinessLIVE

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20-Year JGB Sale Meets Tepid Demand On Coupon Cut
Wall Street Journal
Japan's Ministry of Finance sold Y1.0946 trillion of the 20-year JGBs at a lowest price of 99.20--lower than traders' expectations for 99.40--yielding 1.653%. The average price was at 99.38, yielding 1.641%. The coupon on the new issue was cut to 1.6% ...
JGBs gain on Greece; 20-year bonds firm ahead of auctionBusiness Recorder (blog)

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JGBs slip; superlong tenors dip ahead of Thursday's 20-yr sale
Reuters
The front-month 10-year JGB futures contract was down 0.08 point at 143.17, after dropping as low as 143.05. * The 10-year bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 0.870 percent, after rising as high as 0.880 percent, the highest level since May 2.
Forget Greece. Should we be looking to Japan for next debt crisis?International Financing Review

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JGB prices slip as investors take profits; Europe eyed
Reuters
Yield curve steepens as longer tenors underperform * 5-, 10-year yield spread widens from 3-year low * JGB market sentiment index drops from last week-survey By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, ...
Will 10-Year JGB Yield Fall Below 9-Year Low?Wall Street Journal

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JGBs slip; curve flattens as Greece worries persist
Reuters
Profit-taking sets in after 10-yr yield hits historical low * Upbeat GDP, rise in shares also prompt selling * Superlongs continue to outperform * 5-yr auction draws solid demand By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Most JGB prices slipped on ...
JGB Yields At 9-Year Lows On Spain FearsWall Street Journal
JGB yields skid, with 10-year hitting nearly 9-year lowPakistan Daily Times
Japan Post Insurance expects lower JGB investment volume in 2012/13BusinessLIVE
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