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JPY gains against most of its peers – Varengold


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FXStreet (Barcelona) – The Varengold Bank Research Team notes that JPY gained versus most of its major peers after the BoJ confirmed increasing the length of maturity of government bonds it buys, gaining more than 1% against the USD.

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“Japan´s currency gained versus all but three of its 31 major peers as the Bank of Japan said it will increase the length of maturity of government bonds it buys. It appreciated 1 percent to 119.48 per dollar after adding as much as 1.5 percent, the biggest gain since December 16. It advanced 1 percent to 145.25 versus the euro.”


“The yen gained after BOJ said in a statement it will buy at least 1.25 trillion yen of debt due in more than 10 years per month, up from a minimum target of 650 billion yen.”


“The central bank will continue to purchase between 8 trillion yen to 12 trillion yen of government securities in total each month, it said.”


“The 18-nation common currency traded at $1.2156 after falling to $1.2124, the weakest since July 2012.”