Headlines are here from earlier: BOJ's Amamiya: Slowdown in BOJ JGB purchases a result of guiding rates appropriately
Masayoshi Amamiya was speaking from his appearance in parliament today. Amamiya is an Executive Director, in charge of the Monetary Affairs Department, Financial Markets Department, and Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan.
Reuters have a further piece up on his comments, with a little more detail and background:
- The Bank of Japan rebuffed speculation that it was engaging in "stealth tapering"
- Its reduced bond buying reflected receding upward pressure on Japanese yields from U.S. Treasuries.
