# Bank of Japan Signals Start of Debt Purchase Tapering

> The Bank of Japan said it will end its corporate debt and commercial paper purchases in March 2022 and scale back pandemic emergency loans, while keeping short-term rates at -0.1%. Japan's wholesale inflation spiked to 9% in November, its highest in 41 years, due to rising commodity prices.

- Date: 2021-12-17 · published 2021-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43839-bank-of-japan-signals-start-of-debt-purchase-tapering
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

Yen-dollar policy divergence and imported commodity inflation can weaken the yen, raising the cost of imported feed grains and meal for Japanese buyers.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- asiafinancial.com: https://www.asiafinancial.com/bank-of-japan-signals-start-of-debt-purchase-tapering

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