{video} The Bank of Japan has racked up the largest-ever paper loss on its government bonds holdings in the latest six-month period. This is attributed to a rise in long-term interest rates after the central bank loosened its grip on 10-year bond yields in July. The Bank of Japan has released its financial statements for the first half of fiscal 2023. The unrealized loss on JGBs was 10.5 trillion yen, or over 70 billion dollars, at the end of September. The figure surged massively from 157 billion yen in March. It's the highest since comparable data became available in fiscal 2004. The BOJ has been purchasing massive ... (full story)