ZJPN - Trouble With The Yield Curve?

• The Bank of Japan has implemented strict yield curve control in the 2-10-year area of the JGB curve since 2016, in an attempt to prevent financial conditions from tightening and to boost Japanese inflation to 2%.
• Other government yield curves, where central banks have not targeted any specific nominal yield level, have been more stable in 10s/2s, apart from the US.
• Overall, the RBA's experience, even with partial, or front end, yield curve control since March 2020 is a sobering reminder that it is not straightforward and comes with clear risks, both to credibility and control of the central bank balance sheet.

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