Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is on course to buy the smallest amount of local equity this year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office, a far cry from last year’s record haul during the height of pandemic. The BOJ purchased a total of 873.4 billion yen ($7.6 billion) in exchange-traded funds through December 27, according to …

  Bloomberg China boosted its injection of short-term cash into the banking system to the highest in two months, as demand for liquidity climbed before year-end. Government bonds gained. The People’s Bank of China added 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) of cash into the financial system through seven-day reverse repurchase agreements, more than offsetting the 10 billion yuan coming due. …

  Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) long-standing claim that the franc is “highly valued” is looking harder to justify as officials watch it strengthen to within striking distance of parity with the euro. When the currency climbed through what was once considered a key line in sand to 1.04 per euro last month, the surge wasn’t met with big …