All posts tagged "BOJ"
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411FeatureFed Establishes Repo Facility to Ease USD Funding Stress
Foreign central banks can temporarily exchange their US Treasury holdings with the Fed for US dollars, which can then be made available to institutions in their own jurisdictions.
April 1, 2020 -
429Capital RegulationJapan Plans for Basel III Implementation in March 2023
The FSA also said NSFR implementation is being deferred by one year to April 2021, as the BOJ relaxes the eligibility requirements for firms to participate in its market operations.
March 31, 2020 -
231JapanBOJ Carries Out Emergency Operations to Curb Bond Volatility
The 1.3 trillion yen emergency bond-buying operation to was aimed at stabilising the debt market given its recent volatility, the BOJ said.
March 20, 2020 -
234Feature
UPDATED – BOJ Introduces New Lending Facility, Expands Asset Purchases
The new 8 trillion yen lending facility will offer banks one-year, zero-interest loans collateralised by corporate debt securities. The BOJ is also doubling its annual ETF purchase capacity.
March 16, 2020 -
396Japan
BOJ, FSA Publish Findings on LIBOR Transition Progress
About 50% of the 6.3 quadrillion yen in notional derivatives referencing LIBOR will mature after 2021, but "very few" contracts incorporate fallback provisions.
March 16, 2020 -
206FeatureJapan Approves Trillion-Yen Aid Package to Support Economy
The package includes low- and zero-interest loans for the hardest hit SMEs and self-employed workers, and additional support for larger companies through public financial institutions.
March 10, 2020 -
325Australia & NZ
Central Banks Act to Mitigate Covid-19 Economic Threat
The HKMA has responded to the US rate cut with a cut of its own. The RBA and BNM have also cut their key policy rates, while the BOJ focuses on asset purchases.
March 4, 2020 -
289Feature
BOJ Begins Publishing Securities Financing Transaction Data
The data is collected monthly from approximately 50 financial institutions with the largest SFT trading volume, including transactions with overseas counterparties and intra-group transactions.
March 2, 2020 -
441JapanBOJ Enquires into Banks’ Covid-19 Contingency Plans
Risks to the banking system came into focus on Thursday when MUFG became the first major Japanese bank to report an infection.
February 28, 2020 -
281Japan
Japan’s Quick Corp Selected to Calculate, Publish Prototype Terms Rates
Part of the Nikkei Group, Quick Corp will start preparing to calculate and publish prototype term rates based on JPY overnight index swaps.
February 28, 2020
