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