Momentum in the price trend is lacking says BOJ's Kuroda

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• Need to closely monitor the trend in prices as momentum is still lacking

• Consumer spending was weak but is now starting to recover

• Economy has continued its moderate recovery trend

• BOJ needs to continue monetary easing to achieve price target

• BOJ still has a long way to go to hit price goal

• Shape of yield curve is in line with BOJ policy

10yr JGB's had been on a little wander up to 0.15% this year but during April, they've fallen back to the 0.0% mark, the lowest since Nov last year.10yr JGB yields

10yr JGB yields