BOJ's Suzuki says economy recovering, slowly though

Bank of Japan Monetary policy Board member Suzuki

• Japan's economy is recovering as a trend
• level of economic activity will stay low for the time being
• there is uncertainty on the pace of the vaccine rollout, could weigh on activity in the economy
• Bank of Japan ready to take further easing steps if necessary
• Bank of Japan ready to extend pandemic relief program beyond current deadline

Suzuki trotting out the same old that we hear from the BOJ time and again.