Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田 和男) said at a press conference on the 30th that an inflation rate unaffected by temporary factors was broadly consistent with the 2% target, and expressed the view that it would remain around 2% going forward.
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田 和男) discussed the inflation outlook at a press conference following the Monetary Policy Meeting. The governor explained that the target inflation rate had reached the 2% level.
The remarks indicated that the inflation rate would remain around 2% as a sustained trend, without being affected by temporary factors. This can be interpreted as meaning that the current inflation outlook is for the rate to remain around 2% going forward.
The article describes the press conference held by the Bank of Japan following its Monetary Policy Meeting and the remarks by Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田 和男), accompanied by photographs of the press conference and related links.