Japan PM Kishida: Expect BOJ to maintain efforts to realize 2% inflation target
|Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday, he expects the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to maintain its efforts towards achieving the 2% inflation target.
Additional quotes
Not planning to make changes to sales tax for time being.
Specific monetary policies including policy target, exit strategies are up to BOJ to decide.
Must work hard on wage hikes as prices rise.
Idea of issuing education-oriented govt bonds must be carefully considered.
Will consider applying corporate disclosure rules on the gender pay gap.
Will closely watch impacts of inflation due to soaring raw material prices on households, companies.
Market reaction
USD/JPY is trading listlessly around 114.35, little changed on the day, at the time of writing.
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