The BOJ may extend the March deadline and expand the size of 2 loan schemes at next week’s rate review, according to sources cited by Reuters (hopefully not the same sources as the Samsung/Blackberry story).
The Bank of Japan may next week decide to expand two loan schemes aimed at encouraging commercial banks to lend more and extend them beyond their current March expiry date, sources familiar with the central bank’s thinking said.
Many BOJ officials feel that the programmes ought to be continued beyond March. But there is no consensus yet on details such as how long they should be extended for or by how much they should be increased, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
Separately:
Japan central bankers concerned about bond purchases – Nikkei
Some are worried about negative side effects, newspaper reports, citing unidentified high-ranking officials in the bank.
Doesn’t sound good
