Final comments by Kuroda as he ends his speech in parliament on his confirmation hearing at the lower house

  • Doesn't expect the BOJ to debate exit from easing policy during fiscal year 2018
  • Improvement in productivity is a must for Japan
  • Labour shortage could constrain growth in the longer term

And that's a wrap! But don't worry folks, we'll be back at it again at the upper house next week on 6 March.

USD/JPY off the lows for now at 105.86, following a drop to 105.71 earlier. I'll get up a summary of Kuroda's comments in a bit later.