Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda

  • Japan's economy continues to recover moderately as a trend
  • Japan's economy expected to expand moderately as a trend
  • Japan consumer inflation likely to be slightly negative or around zero pct for time being
  • Japan's financial system maintaining stability
  • BOJ will maintain QQE with yield curve control for as long as needed to achieve 2 pct inflation in stable manner
  • BOJ will adjust monetary policy as needed to maintain economy's momentum to achieve its price target
  • BOJ will continue expanding monetary base until core CPI stably exceeds 2 pct

Headlines via Reuters

Kuroda will never give up!

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Kuroda was speaking at the quarterly BOJ regional branch managers meeting

today.