Bank of Japan Deputy Governor speaking

  • What's most important is to persistently pursue powerful monetary easing
  • Some in markets argue BOJ might mull raising long-term rate target, but momentum toward hitting price goal not yet sufficient
  • Risks to economic, price outlook remain skewed to downside
  • Global rise in stocks, long-term rates reflects improvements in economic fundamentals, not just hopes for trump's policies
  • Rises in japan exports, output gaining momentum, broadening to various sectors
  • Must watch carefully how expected rise in US long-term rates could affect global markets, emerging economies
  • Underlying inflation lacks momentum
  • Japan still distant from achieving BOJ's price goal
  • Impact of crude oil price moves on CPI likely to turn positive during fiscal 2017

Headlines via Reuters