BOJ discards explicit 1% ceiling for 10-year JGB yields

Central bank raises inflation projections but not as much as market expected

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The Bank of Japan on Tuesday made its second adjustment to its yield curve control (YCC) framework in three months. (Nikkei montage)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan on Tuesday tweaked its ultra-easy monetary policy, discarding any explicit ceiling for 10-year Japanese government bond yields.

Responding to rising prices and the yen's continued slide, the central bank made its second adjustment to its so-called yield curve control (YCC) framework in three months. It decided to introduce more policy flexibility and use 1% as a new reference point for 10-year yields.

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