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☆ J.P. Morgan Securities to Pay $18 Million for Whistleblower Protection Violations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ben Glickman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ L3Harris to sell its commercial aviation solutions business for $800 mln
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of L3Harris is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 27 (Reuters) - L3Harris Technologies (LHX.N) is selling its commercial aviation solutions business to private equity firm TJC L.P. for $800 million, the defense company said on Monday. The commercial aviation solutions business of L3Harris offers pilot training, flight data analytics, avionics and advanced air mobility products and services and has around 1,450 employees. Morgan Stanley and Moelis & Co were financial advisers to L3Harris, while J.P. Morgan Securities LLC advised TJC L.P. Reporting by Pratyush Thakur in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, TJC, L3Harris, Morgan Stanley, TJC L.P, Pratyush Thakur, Saumyadeb Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, L3Harris Technologies, Moelis, Morgan Securities, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Bengaluru

Industry practice suggests that a large share of hedge funds trading in repo markets put up zero collateral, meaning they are fuelling activity using enormous amounts of cheap debt. A looming rule by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would expand the use of central clearing in the cash Treasury and repo market. SEC chair Gary Gensler recently promoted the benefits of central clearing and pointed to data showing high levels of repo trades transacted at zero haircuts. James Tabacchi, CEO of South Street Securities, called zero haircuts a "race to the bottom" and not healthy for markets. However, some market participants have voiced concerns that some of the proposed reforms could be a hurdle for some investors, potentially undermining the goal to improve liquidity and resilience in the Treasury market.

Persons: Rick Wilking, Christopher Clarke, Gary Gensler, James Tabacchi, Richard Chambers, Goldman Sachs, Davide Barbuscia, Megan Davies, Paritosh Bansal, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Industry, repo, North America Sovereign Financing, Morgan Securities, Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of New, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Corporation, SEC, . Federal Reserve, South Street Securities, Goldman, Thomson Locations: Westminster , Colorado, Treasuries, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Carolina

The dollar index declined more than 1% last week, its heaviest fall since mid-July and hit a six-week low. World stocks (.MIWD00000PUS) too had their strongest week in a year as expectations the Fed was done raising rates gathered steam. "So it's good then there is expectation for the Fed and other central banks to end the rate hike cycle sooner." Treasury yields slumped last week after softness in U.S. jobs and manufacturing data and after Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke of 'balanced' risks. The drop in the dollar and yields helped underpin gold at $1,984 , within striking distance of the recent five-month peak of $2,009.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Tina Teng, Jerome Powell, Teng, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Federal, Aussie, CMC Markets, J.P.Morgan Securities, Treasury, European Central Bank, Bank of, CMC, Bank of Japan, Sterling, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, Auckland, China, U.S, Bank of England, bitcoin

☆ Dollar steady but stays vulnerable after Fed steer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Vidya Ranganathan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The dollar index declined more than 1% last week, its heaviest fall since mid-July and hit a six-week low. World stocks (.MIWD00000PUS) too had their strongest week in a year as expectations the Fed was done raising rates gathered steam. "So it's good then there is expectation for the Fed and other central banks to end the rate hike cycle sooner." Treasury yields slumped last week after softness in U.S. jobs and manufacturing data and after Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke of 'balanced' risks. The drop in the dollar and yields helped underpin gold at $1,990 , within striking distance of the recent five-month peak of $2,009.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Tina Teng, Jerome Powell, Teng, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Federal, CMC Markets, J.P.Morgan Securities, Treasury, European Central Bank, Bank of, CMC, Bank of Japan, Sterling, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, Auckland, China, U.S, Bank of England, bitcoin

☆ Dollar steady but remains vulnerable after Fed steer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The dollar index declined more than 1% last week, its heaviest fall since mid-July and hit a six-week low. World stocks too had their strongest week in a year as expectations the Fed was done raising rates gathered steam. Tina Teng, a market analyst at CMC Markets in Auckland, expects the trend to sustain through November. Treasury yields slumped last week after softness in U.S. jobs and manufacturing data and after Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke of "balanced" risks. The drop in the dollar and yields helped underpin gold at $1,990, within striking distance of the recent five-month peak of $2,009.

Persons: uptrend, Tina Teng, Teng, Jerome Powell, Sterling, bitcoin Organizations: U.S, Federal, Aussie, CMC Markets, JPMorgan Securities, JPMorgan, Treasury, European Central Bank, Bank of, CMC, Bank of Japan Locations: Auckland, China, U.S, Bank of England

☆ Realty Income to buy Spirit Realty Capital in a $9.3 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Kannaki Deka | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Realty Income (O.N) said on Monday it would buy Spirit Realty Capital (SRC.N) in an all-stock deal valued at $9.3 billion as it looks to expand its real estate portfolio. Commercial real estate, especially offices, has been hit by interest rates hikes and workers choosing to stay at home. The combined portfolio is expected to result in reduced rent concentration for Realty Income's clients, while increasing the combined portfolio's annualized contractual rent from $3.8 billion to $4.5 billion, Realty Income said. Wells Fargo is the financial adviser to Realty Income, while J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley & Co are serving as financial advisers to Spirit Realty. Spirit Realty primarily invests in single-tenant real estate assets given on long-term leases.

Persons: Sumit Roy, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Spirit Realty, Realty, Spirit, Morgan Securities, Thomson Locations: U.S, Wells, Bengaluru

☆ Realty Income to Buy Spirit Realty Capital in a $9.3 Billion Deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - Realty Income said on Monday it would buy Spirit Realty Capital in an all-stock deal valued at $9.3 billion as it looks to expand its real estate portfolio. Shares of Realty Income are down 1.7% at $48.4 in premarket trading, while Spirit Realty was up 11% at $35.91. Under the terms of the agreement, Spirit shareholders will receive 0.762 newly-issued Realty Income common shares for each Spirit common share they own. Wells Fargo is serving as the financial adviser to Realty Income and J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley & Co are serving as financial advisers to Spirit Realty. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of 2024.

Persons: Wells, Morgan Stanley, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Reuters, Spirit Realty Capital, Spirit Realty, Spirit, Realty, Morgan Securities Locations: Wells Fargo, Bengaluru

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Persons: Chase, You'll, BMO Harris Organizations: Chase, Chase Bank, Morgan Wealth Management, Morgan Securities, SoFi Bank, Green, Reading Chevron, Chase Secure, Citibank, Citi, Huntington Bank, New Huntington Bank, BMO, U.S . Bank, Residents, U.S, Bank, Bank Standard Savings, Products, Secure Banking, Savings

☆ JPMorgan executive explains why decarbonization is a megatrend that business can't ignore
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"It doesn't matter whether you're an energy client, or a consumer products client, or a retail client, there is something about this megatrend that is going to impact your business model, your business," Variankaval told CNBC. Right now, Variankaval says, it's too soon to know exactly which climate tech companies are going to the winners and losers. It's a multi decade-long process," Variankaval told CNBC. In some segments of climate tech, there are debates about which solutions are better than others that take on a near religious fervor. So you need to diversify in terms of technologies, but also in time horizons," Variankaval told CNBC.

Persons: Rama Variankaval, decarbonization, Variankaval, Megatrend, —, Joe Biden, Sen, Joe Manchin, Chuck Schumer, James Clyburn, Frank Pallone, Kathy Catsor, Drew Angerer, Biden, signe, It's, it's, That's, We're Organizations: JP Morgan Securities LLC, Aspen, Bloomberg, Getty, JPMorgan Chase, CNBC, JPMorgan, United Nations, Carbon, SC, White, Federal Reserve Locations: Miami Beach , Florida, Paris, decarbonization, United

☆ J&J starts share exchange offer for consumer health spin-off Kenvue
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoJuly 24 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Monday it had launched an exchange offer under which its stockholders can opt for shares of Kenvue <KVUE.N>, its newly listed consumer health unit. The exchange will allow J&J shareholders to exchange their shares for those of Kenvue at a 7% discount, subject to conditions. Kenvue, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in May, has a market capitalization of about $46 billion. ‍Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities are serving as dealer managers for the offering, J&J said.

Persons: Johnson, Brendan McDermid, ‍ Goldman Sachs, J.P, J, Bhanvi, Shounak Dasgupta, Anil D'Silva Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Johnson, Morgan Securities, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Kenvue, Bengaluru

☆ Law firm Paul Hastings extends hiring streak with Goodwin partner pair
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Chinekwu Osakwe | Thomson Reuters | Chinekwu Osakwe Covers Legal Industry News With A Focus On Midsize Law Firms. Reach Her At Chinekwu.Osakwe Thomsonreuters.Com. | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - U.S. law firm Paul Hastings said Thursday that it has hired two partners from rival Goodwin Procter as practice leaders in New York and Washington, D.C.Seo Salimi is departing Goodwin after more than eight years to co-lead Paul Hastings' equity capital markets and corporate life sciences practices in New York. His clients have included Karuna Therapeutics, CRISPR Therapeutics, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities, according to his former profile on Goodwin's website. Salimi is joining Paul Hastings along with Sean Donahue, who will chair the firm's public company advisory practice group and co-chair its shareholder activism and takeover defense group. The Los Angeles-founded firm has hired at least 24 partners globally since January. Read more:Law firm Goodwin taps new Silicon Valley-based chairPaul Hastings team takes Latin America-focused deal practice to Baker McKenzieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Paul Hastings, Goodwin Procter, Seo Salimi, Goodwin, Salimi, Goldman Sachs, J.P, Sean Donahue, Donahue, Dana Syracuse, Perkins Coie, Kenneth Deutsch, Latham & Watkins, Baker McKenzie Organizations: Reuters, . Securities, Exchange Commission, Karuna Therapeutics, CRISPR Therapeutics, Morgan Securities, Washington , D.C, of Corporation Finance, Latham &, Latin, Thomson Locations: New York, Washington, Washington ,, SEC's, Los Angeles, Boston, Latin America

☆ Prologis to buy industrial properties from Blackstone for $3.1 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 26 (Reuters) - Prologis Inc (PLD.N) said on Monday it has agreed to buy 14 million square feet of industrial properties from real estate funds affiliated with Blackstone (BX.N) for $3.1 billion in an all-cash deal. It currently owns 1.2 billion square feet of logistics real estate in 19 countries. With near record-low vacancy, logistics remains a high conviction theme for us," Nadeem Meghji, head of Blackstone Real Estate Americas, said. Prologis and Blackstone have completed more than a dozen transactions together in the past 11 years, according to the statement. Eastdil Secured, Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P.Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, PJT Partners and Wells Fargo acted as financial advisers to Blackstone.

Persons: Nadeem Meghji, Prologis, Blackstone, Eastdil, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Prologis, Blackstone, Estate, Duke Realty Corp, Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P.Morgan Securities, PJT Partners, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Washington DC , California, Dallas, Las Vegas , New York, Phoenix, South Florida, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ SEC fines JPMorgan subsidiary for deleting 47 million emails, some related to subpoenas
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Securities and Exchange Commission fined the broker-dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase $4 million for accidentally deleting about 47 million emails from early 2018, according to an administrative order Thursday. Some of those deleted emails were sought by subpoenas in at least a dozen regulatory investigations, but could no longer be retrieved, the SEC order against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC noted. Many of the emails were "business records required to be retained pursuant" to federal securities law, the order said. The firm had submitted a settlement offer in anticipation of administrative proceedings related to the deletions, and the SEC accepted that offer. In its order Thursday, the SEC noted JPMorgan in 2016 began a project "to delete from its system older communications and documents no longer required to be retained."

Persons: Morgan Chase, J.P, Morgan Securities, Patricia Wexler Organizations: The Securities, Exchange Commission, JPMorgan Chase, SEC, J.P, Morgan Securities LLC, Chase, Morgan, JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Commission Locations: Park Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan , New York

Adenza was created in 2021 when Thoma Bravo merged Calypso Technologies with AxiomSL and is expected to generate about $590 million in revenue this year. As part of the Adenza deal, Thoma Bravo will get a 14.9% stake in Nasdaq, making the private equity firm one of the company's biggest shareholders. Nasdaq said buying Adenza is expected to increase the medium-term organic revenue growth outlook for its Solutions Businesses, which designs and develops financial software for investors, from 7%-10% to 8%-11%. Goldman Sachs & Co and J.P. Morgan Securities are financial advisers to Nasdaq, while Qatalyst Partners is lead financial advisor to Thoma Bravo and Adenza. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal adviser to Nasdaq, while Kirkland & Ellis is serving as legal adviser to Thoma Bravo and Adenza.

Persons: Thoma, Adena Friedman, Morningstar, Michael Miller, Friedman, Adenza, Andrew Bond, Holden Spaht, Thoma Bravo's Spaht, Goldman Sachs, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, Ellis, Manya Saini, Anirban Sen, John McCrank, David French, Milana, Michelle Price, Sruthi Shankar, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Nick Zieminski, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Thoma Bravo, Nasdaq Nasdaq, Nasdaq, Calypso Technologies, REUTERS, OMX, International Securities Exchange, Rosenblatt Securities, Solutions, Goldman Sachs & Co, Morgan Securities, Qatalyst, Rosen, Kirkland, Adenza, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Adenza, Bengaluru, New York, Washington

☆ Nasdaq deepens fintech push with $10.5 bln Adenza deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nasdaq said buying Adenza is expected to increase the medium-term organic revenue growth outlook for its Solutions Businesses, which designs and develops financial software for investors, from 7%-10% to 8%-11%. It intends to issue about 14.5% of its outstanding shares to the owners of Adenza, which is controlled by Thoma Bravo. Adenza, which makes software used by banks and brokerages, is expected to hit about $590 million in annual 2023 revenue, Nasdaq added. The upbeat results came on the back of the company's $2.75 billion deal for anti-financial crime software firm Verafin. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are financial advisors to Nasdaq, while Qatalyst Partners LP is lead financial advisor to Thoma Bravo and Adenza on the deal.

Persons: Thoma, Adena Friedman, Tal Cohen, Friedman, Adenza, Goldman Sachs, Manya Saini, Nivedita Organizations: Nasdaq, Thoma Bravo, Solutions, Wall, Goldman Sachs & Co, Morgan Securities, Qatalyst, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

☆ KKR to take machinery maker Circor private in $1.6-bln deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 5 (Reuters) - KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) said on Monday it will buy industrial machinery maker Circor International Inc (CIR.N) in a $1.6-billion deal and take it private, as the private equity firm looks to double down on investments in the flow-control market. Flow-control products help manage and control liquids and gases using equipment or services such as pumps, valves, compressors and meters. Circor, which has about 3,100 employees, makes pump and valve systems for sectors including oil and gas, industrial, aerospace and defense. "KKR will help us expand our presence in the flow-control space," Circor's Chief Executive Officer Tony Najjar said. Evercore, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Ropes & Gray LLP advised Circor, while Citi and Kirkland & Ellis LLP were KKR's advisers.

Persons: Tony Najjar, Gray, Circor, Ellis, Nathan Gomes, Priyamvada, Savio D'Souza, Shinjini, Shounak Organizations: KKR, Co Inc, Circor, U.S . Department of Defense, Street Journal, Morgan Securities LLC, Ropes, Gray LLP, Citi, Kirkland, Ellis LLP, Thomson Locations: J.P, Bengaluru

☆ Brokerage Charles Schwab joins corporate debt rush with $2.5 billion offering
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 18 (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW.N) is looking to raise up to $2.5 billion through a debt offering, the brokerage said on Thursday as more companies aim to benefit from investors trying to capitalize on a spike in yields. The Texas-based company will raise the debt in two parts, via notes due in 2029 and 2034 and will use it for its corporate needs. If held to maturity, the 2029 notes would yield 205 basis points more than the benchmark, risk-free U.S. 5-year Treasury , while the yield on 2034 notes would be 227 bps above the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield. On Wednesday, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) announced its largest debt offering of $31 billion to fund its proposed acquisition of Seagen Inc (SGEN.O). BofA Securities, Citigroup, Credit Suisse Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are the joint book-running managers for the offering.

Bischoff died on Tuesday of natural causes, a close relative, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Wednesday. A former chairman of Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), Citigroup (C.N) and more recently JP Morgan Securities (JPM.N), Bischoff had also been CEO of Schroders (SDR.L). Robert Swannell, former chairman of Marks & Spencer, who worked with Bischoff for 33 years at Schroders and later Citi, said he would profoundly mourn his friend and colleague. The deal was hailed as a huge success for Bischoff's leadership team, having started with a business worth just a fraction of the 1.3 billion pounds price Citi later paid. He returned to JP Morgan as chairman of JP Morgan Securities the same year.

☆ Expect to see further depreciation of the Japanese yen, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExpect to see further depreciation of the Japanese yen, strategist saysRie Nishihara of JPMorgan Securities says that would place upward pressure on inflation expectations, especially in the second half of 2023.

☆ Instant view: Incoming BOJ chief Ueda says current low rates appropriate
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday it was appropriate to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy as inflation has yet to sustainably and steadily meet the central bank's 2% target. "I think he's intentionally doing that, so that the market will calm down a little bit about policy change expectations." "I don't think Ueda has the same stance as (Haruhiko) Kuroda but it is not clear whether Ueda would tweak the BOJ policy as the market expected." CHARU CHANANA, MARKET STRATEGIST, SAXO MARKETS, SINGAPORE"No surprises there, we expected Ueda to take it slow and he's starting off echoing Kuroda's views. He has been out of touch with the BOJ policy making since 2005 and will take time even if he was to consider policy normalisation at some stage."

☆ Market rally since October is broadening out — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

WE ARE IN A BULL MARKET AND IWANT TO BUY. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT IS NOTREAL, BUT PUB POWER IS NOT REAL,BUT LINDY IS REAL. >> AND YES, I WAS UPSET THAT WECOULDN'T BUY IT BECAUSE OF THEWAY THAT THE -->> THE WAY THAT RESTRICTIONSWERE. AND YOU CAN BUY IT FROM NOW TOTEND OF THE DAY, BECAUSE THIS ISTHE HOMESTRETCH, AND THEANALYSTS WILL BE COMING UP HARDABOUT IT, AND IT DOES MATTER. >> AND THIS A NEW MARKET SINCEOCTOBER, AND BROADENING, ANDWHEN YOU GET THE SELL-OFFS LIKEYESTERDAY, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TOWHAT WE ARE THINKING OF BUYINGAND CATERPILLAR TODAY, AND PUTTHE MONEY TO WORK.

☆ Explainer: What is happening in Japan's bond market?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Junko Fujita | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Market forces have pushed Japanese government bond yields above policy targets. Here is what is happening and what it means:WHAT IS JAPAN'S BOND MARKET? To stimulate lending, growth and inflation, the Bank of Japan has pinned short-term interest rates at -0.1% and 10-year yields around zero since 2016. That swap yield may indicate where the 10-year bond could be if the BOJ left the market alone. "Unless the BOJ reduces its presence in the market and changes its stance that it is controlling the yield level, market liquidity won't improve."

TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Yields on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bonds breached the central bank's new ceiling on Friday in the market's most direct challenge yet to decades of uber-easy monetary policy. The central bank already holds 80% to 90% of some bond lines. REMEMBER THE RBAThere is talk in the markets that the central bank could shorten its yield target to three- and five-year bonds, but history abroad suggests the strain will remain. With the local economy recovering faster than expected and inflation accelerating, the RBA realised its pledge to keep three-year yields at 0.1% out to 2024 was no longer credible. So it abruptly dropped the whole thing and three-year yields spiked to 0.48%, an episode the RBA itself conceded caused "reputational damage" that would not be repeated.

☆ Bank of Japan makes surprise policy tweak
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

ATUSHI TAKEDA, CHIEF ECONOMIST, ITOCHU ECONOMIC RESEARCH, TOKYO:"Today's move reflects the BOJ's determination not to alter its yield cure control policy. CAROL KONG, CURRENCY STRATEGIST, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY:"I think the move was certainly unexpected, to say the least. MOH SIONG SIM, CURRENCY STRATEGIST, BANK OF SINGAPORE:"They've widened the band, and I guess that came earlier than expected. CHRISTOPHER WONG, CURRENCY STRATEGIST, OCBC, SINGAPORE:"The timing of the policy tweak is a surprise, though we have been expecting the move to come in 2Q 2023. "The tweak may seem modest but is significant for a central bank that has held dovish for a long time.

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