Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男) said the decision on further rate hikes would be discussed, including at the next meeting, and expressed the view that the economic and price outlook is almost unchanged from that at the end of July.
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男) said he wanted to discuss the decision on further rate hikes at every meeting, including the next one. This increased the likelihood that the decision would be considered at future meetings, including the next meeting.
Regarding the economic and price outlook, he expressed the view that it was almost unchanged from that at the end of July and said there had been no major changes to the current outlook.