Monday, July 30, 2007

JGBs sit tight on BOJ rate concerns, auction eyed

(Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to a new nine-year low of 3.7
percent in June, beating economists' median forecast for 3.8
percent and suggesting that solid demand in the job market will
eventually push up prices as expected by the BOJ.




Swap contracts on the overnight call rate
showed a nearly 60 percent chance of a BOJ rate hike in
August, up from around 50 percent the previous day.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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