Yen Holds on to Big Gains After BOJ’s Surprise Policy Tweak

Yen Holds on to Big Gains After BOJ’s Surprise Policy Tweak
Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken on June 16, 2022. Florence Lo/Reuters
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SINGAPORE/LONDON—The yen traded flat on Wednesday after surging almost 4 percent in the previous session, when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) unexpectedly tweaked a key policy, allowing government bond yields more room to move.

The BOJ decided to change its “yield curve control” policy on Tuesday even as it kept broad policy settings unchanged. It is now letting 10-year yields move 50 basis points on either side of its 0 percent target, wider than the previous 25 basis point band.