BOJ dep governor on reuters

  • aims to achieve 2% target as soon as possible in the 2 year time frame
  • there are sign that some prices are bottoming out or rising
  • gains in stocks and declines in yen are necessary for BOJ policy to spread through economy
  • will take some time for BOJ policy to work so fiscal policy is needed to support growth
  • increase in inflation expectations can spur demand for foreign currencies and weaken yen
  • decline in real expected interest rates can lead to higher capital expenditure
  • may take 1-2 years to see real increase in bank lending due to large cash reserves in corporate sector

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Nothing new here

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