Senior BOJ Official: Don't have any preset idea now on how long BOJ will keep buying ETFs

A senior Bank of Japan (BOJ) official said on Tuesday, “we don't have any preset idea now on how long BOJ will keep buying exchange traded funds (ETFs) at 12-trln-yen per year pace.”

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“Will do so for as long as needed with eye on market moves.”

“Various steps BOJ has taken so far to combat pandemic, including paced-up ETF buying, are all temporary measures.”

“BOJ holds roughly 5-6% of Japan shares via its ETF buying, which has book value of around 30 trln yen as of end-March.”