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INSIDE Highlights and Summary MacroEco Data Highlights MacroEco Data Timing the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) pivots; the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) stimulus Last Monday night in the Western hemisphere (Tuesday morning in Japan), the BOJ kept its short-term rate at -0.1% and the target for the 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield at 0.0% with an upper bound of 1.0%. Interestingly, BOJ Governor Ueda made a few surprising comments that sugge

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