The phrase "asset buying" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to finance, investment, or business transactions where assets are being purchased.
Example: "The company is focusing on asset buying to expand its portfolio and increase its market share."
Alternatives: "asset acquisition" or "purchase of assets".
The central bank introduced its policy of asset buying in November 2008.
A further drag could be the end of the Fed's $600 billion asset buying program, which had been buoying stocks since last fall.
As widely expected, the central bank kept the size of its asset buying program unchanged at ¥40 trillion, or $504 billion, and maintained its policy rate at a range of zero to 0.1 percent.
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday amid much speculation it will announce a six-month extension of its asset buying program and widen the type of bonds it can purchase.
Earlier this week, the BOJ doubled its inflation target to 2% and said it would implement open-ended asset buying from 2014.
But while the Japanese authorities hope that their actions will weaken the yen and boost stocks further, on Tuesday investors raised some shorter-term concerns - in particular the delay in implementing the asset buying plan until the start of 2014.
The asset-buying has gone further.
Ben Bernanke provided a timeline of sorts for tapering the Federal Reserve's asset-buying programme.
From a German perspective, there are therefore many reasons to approve of the ECB's asset-buying programme.
The Federal Reserve will mull the data over before its meeting next week, when it will consider whether or not to start tapering its asset-buying programme.
He expects the bank to expand its asset-buying by €25 billion in November but doubts it will have much impact on growth.
