SYDNEY : Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday while Japanese yields hugged a policy cap, with markets anxiously awaiting a pivotal Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting that could see the world's third largest economy shift away from decades of ultra-low interest rates. The BOJ's official two-day meeting will end o
SYDNEY : Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday while Japanese yields hugged a policy cap, with markets anxiously awaiting a pivotal Bank of Japan meeting that could see the world's third largest economy shift away from decades of ultra-low interest rates.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.2 per cent, after weak earnings from Goldman Sachs overnight dragged the Dow 1 per cent lower. The investment bank reported a bigger-than-expected 69 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit. "Should the BoJ abandon YCC, things will get messy," Sycamore said."It would see the JPY explode higher along with JGB yields. Global yields would also increase due to a possible acceleration of Japanese investors' unhedged foreign bond portfolios."Just a month ago the BOJ shocked markets by doubling the allowable band for the 10-year JGB yield to 50 basis points either side of 0 per cent. The change emboldened speculators to test the BOJ's resolve.
In the currency market, the yen eased 0.6 per cent to 128.96 per dollar on Wednesday but was still not too far from Monday's seven-month high of 127.21 per dollar. The two-year yield, which rises with traders' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, touched 4.2005 per cent, compared with a U.S. close of 4.192 per cent.
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