Bank of Japan's Noguchi says Japan's economy is to recover moderately

BOJ BOJ The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is the central bank of Japan. It was established in 1882 and is headquartered in Tokyo.The BOJ's main responsibilities include issuing and managing the country's currency, implementing monetary policy, and ensuring the stability of the financial system. It also acts as a lender of last resort to banks during times of financial crisis. The BOJ sets the interest rate of the country and sets an inflation target, aiming to achieve 2% inflation.The BoO has a long history, with The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is the central bank of Japan. It was established in 1882 and is headquartered in Tokyo.The BOJ's main responsibilities include issuing and managing the country's currency, implementing monetary policy, and ensuring the stability of the financial system. It also acts as a lender of last resort to banks during times of financial crisis. The BOJ sets the interest rate of the country and sets an inflation target, aiming to achieve 2% inflation.The BoO has a long history, with Read this Term monetary policy board member Noguchi speaking

• Says Japan's economy is to recover moderately
• the global economy and markets are a risk to Japan's outlook
• the shape of the yield curve is now smooth as a whole
• new guidance shows the BOJ's strong commitment to patiently keep easing
• The inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Read this Term expectations of the Japanese public are yet to be anchored at 2%

• BOJ must consider trade-off between economic stimulus effect and market function, in setting allowance band for 10-year yield target
• What's most important is to ensure momentum for wage growth becomes trend, by maintaining easy policy

• Need to carefully gauge for now whether the 'norm' for inflation and wages is changing
• Service prices are rising in Japan but impact of wage pressure not so big yet

That 'smooth as a whole' comment is a little unclear. I'm guessing he is referring to the fewer distortions seen since the BOJ widened the tolerance band for 10 Year JGBs to trade +/-50bp from around zero (from prior +/-25).