At a press conference on the 18th, Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男) said that the aim of monetary policy going forward is “to anchor prices at around 2%.” The remarks suggested a shift away from the previous policy of raising the underlying pace of price increases.
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男) indicated at a press conference on the 18th that the aim going forward is to anchor prices at around 2%.
He was reported to have suggested an intention to shift from the previous objective of raising underlying price increases to a policy of stabilizing prices at around 2%.
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