Sunday, June 17, 2007

JGB futures climb on Fukui, Treasury gains boost

(Reuters) - A rally in U.S. Treasuries on Friday also encouraged market
players to cover short positions in JGBs, which had been sold off
in the previous four weeks on a spike in global bond yields, as
well as on worries of a BOJ rate hike as early as July.




Fukui said the central bank wanted to be more convinced of
the sustainability of capital spending and consumption before
changing monetary policy, relieving some who had been worried
about an interest rate hike next month.


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