BoJ official: Central bank sees underlying inflation gradually heading toward 2%
An official at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said on Wednesday that the “BoJ sees underlying inflation gradually heading toward 2%.”
Additional comments
Price rises post-pandemic have been driven mostly by cost-push factors, such as rising import costs from weak Yen.
Expect cost-push inflation pressure to gradually dissipate ahead.
Services prices rising moderately.
Market reaction
USD/JPY remains heavy below 153.50 following these comments, losing 0.70% on the day.
Japanese Yen PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the Australian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.04% | 0.09% | -0.64% | 0.07% | 0.12% | -0.12% | -0.02% | |
| EUR | -0.04% | 0.06% | -0.67% | 0.04% | 0.09% | -0.15% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | -0.09% | -0.06% | -0.73% | -0.02% | 0.03% | -0.21% | -0.11% | |
| JPY | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.73% | 0.73% | 0.78% | 0.52% | 0.64% | |
| CAD | -0.07% | -0.04% | 0.02% | -0.73% | 0.06% | -0.19% | -0.09% | |
| AUD | -0.12% | -0.09% | -0.03% | -0.78% | -0.06% | -0.24% | -0.14% | |
| NZD | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.21% | -0.52% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.10% | |
| CHF | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.11% | -0.64% | 0.09% | 0.14% | -0.10% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
Author
Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
