TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB)
yields fell on Wednesday after a slump in crude oil prices eased
global inflation concerns ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve
policy decision.
Here are a few details:
* The benchmark 10-year JGB yield fell 5
basis points (bps) to 2.595%. Yields move inversely to bond
prices.
* The 20-year JGB yield slid 5 bps to 3.485%.
The 30-year yield sank 7 bps to 3.705%.
Meanwhile, the two-year yield, the one most
sensitive to Bank of Japan policy rates, decreased 2 bps to
1.385%. The five-year yield fell 5 bps to 1.860%.
* Oil prices inched lower on Wednesday, extending the
previous session's declines.
* "There may also have been some rebound buying after
yesterday's sell-off, but the main drivers were the drop in oil
prices and the decline in U.S. yields," said Katsutoshi Inadome,
senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management.
* Investors will be watching new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin
Warsh closely at his first post-Federal Open Market Committee
press conference on Wednesday, focusing on his remarks and any
changes in the Fed's communication. The Fed is widely expected
to keep interest rates steady and remove its reference to an
easing bias.
* The BOJ on Tuesday raised interest rates to a 31-year high
and signalled readiness to tighten further as it focuses on
taming price pressures from the Iran-war-induced energy shock.