Bank of Japan shifts ground – just a little but there is no sign of a major adjustment any time soon — Bill Mitchell

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It’s Wednesday and I use this space to write about any number of issues or items that have attracted my interest and which I consider do not require a detailed analysis. The issues discussed may be totally unrelated. Today, I provide my response to yesterday’s decision by the Bank of Japan to vary its Yield Curve Control (YCC) policy, which some commentators are frothing about. The change was very minor and is not a sign that the expansionary position of the Bank is shifting significantly. I also discuss the culture of denial in the US State Department and then rock out to come classic swamp....William Mitchell — Modern Monetary TheoryBank of Japan shifts ground – just a little but there is no sign of a major adjustment any time soonBill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of

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