BOJ sets aside maximum provisions for bond transactions, Nikkei reports
For fiscal 2024, BOJ raised the level of provisions to 100 per cent for the first time, signaling that the central bank expects higher interest payments to financial institutions to impact its capital base, the newspaper reported.
Japan's central bank kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent in its May meeting, with pressures mounting to keep hiking borrowing costs.
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