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BOJ’s Wakatabe: need to consider costs, benefits if BOJ wants to ease further

March 23, 2018/0 Comments/in Central Banks, Uncategorized Echo_11 /by euitsols

Bank of Japan deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe speaking in parliament

Not worried about BOJ incurring losses on bonds held on balance sheet
If BOJ needs to ease further, need to consider benefits and costs of policy options
February core-core CPI shows price gains still aren’t sufficient
Lowering inflation target could cause
deflationary pressure via currency moves

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