Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda spoke in Davos at the World Economic Forum on Friday
Ryan had the headlines from him here
Bloomberg have a bit of a recap up; Kuroda paints a fairly positive picture, but Bloomberg does point out that:
People familiar with talks inside the bank told Bloomberg earlier this week that officials are considering a third postponement in reaching the target in less than a year, at next week's meeting.
The officials are also increasingly expressing disappointment at subdued annual wage talks as labor unions seek smaller gains than a year ago, according to the people.
Such concerns are fuelling chatter of more stimulus coming at the 28-29 January meeting (Thursday and Friday this coming week). The Nikkei reports too that the bank is "taking a serious look at expanding its monetary easing measures".
With Kuroda sounding relatively upbeat in his Friday comments it diminishes expectations of more policy easing this coming week. Stay tuned as the week begins for more hints.
