• Economy picking up, foundation being laid for self-sustaining recovery
  • Beating deflation top priority, to continue working with BOJ
  • Expects BOJ to deliver utmost efforts to end deflation
  • Upgrades capital spending assessment, 1st time in 3 months
  • Capital spending has bottomed out
  • Keeps cautious view on downside risks from Europe, overseas economies

USD/JPY touch lower in early European trade, presently at 90.75. Talk of buy orders 90.50/60, probably stops close by below 50. Sell orders noted up at 91.00/20.