By Brigid Riley TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Tuesday to their highest in more than a decade, as bets grew that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could raise interest rates in coming months. In a hawkish signal on Monday, the Japanese central bank unexpectedly cut the amount of bonds it offered to buy in a regular purchase operation. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda "has been very clear: he wants the market to find the right balance of long-term yields, instead of relying on the BOJ," said Ales Koutny, head of international rates at Vanguard. The reduction in JGB purchase amount has seen increased bets for another rate hike, pushing the 10-year JGB yield to a six-month high of 0.965%.
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