Earlier headlines here: BOJ's Shirai: Important for the BOJ to maintain accommodative environment

Reuters with some more:

  • Once rising trend of core cpi stabilises, inflation expectations expected to rise gradually towards around 2 pct
  • Important to keep accommodative monetary policy to support economic recovery
  • Feasibility of lowering interest paid on excess reserves can't be denied but such a policy should be properly discussed taking into account different market structures in the world
  • Negative interest on excess reserves may harm intermediary function of financial institutions

Sayuri Shirai