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 As the first central bank that lead the move to
negative rates, QE, and central bank intervention under BOJ governor Kuroda is impending retirement is truly an end of an era. With his coming retirement the appointment of Professor Kazuo Ueda was a surprise.  Keep in BOJ policy matters as they are the last bastion of the carry trade, Japan is the largest investor in US treasuries (how fast will Japanese money be repatriated if the Yen strengthens with any potential change in policy?), and what impact would it have on broader global bond yields are important questions.   As the first central bank that lead the move to negative rates, QE, and central bank intervention under BOJ governor Kuroda is impending retirement is truly an end of an era. With his coming retirement the appointment of Professor Kazuo Ueda was a surprise.  Keep in BOJ policy
matters as they are the last bastion of the carry trade, Japan is the largest
investor in US treasuries (how fast will Japanese money be repatriated if the
Yen strengthens with any potential change in policy?), and what impact would it
have on broader global bond yields are important questions.  

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