Ryan had the headline's: BOJ noob Harada not keen on 2 year target for inflation
Yutaka Harada replaced Ryuzo Miyao on the Bank of Japan policy board
The Nikkei follows up this morning in Tokyo:
- Harada's remarks suggest his thinking is largely in line with the BOJ's official position
- He called the Oct. 31 increase in quantitative easing firepower "a sound decision
- Harada showed some wiggle room on the timespan for reaching the BOJ's target of 2% inflation
- Harada avoided saying exactly when he thinks price growth will hit the mark