Japan PM Abe: I place full trust in BoJ governor Kuroda, who is producing great results

Felipe Erazo FXStreet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on the wires, via Nikkei, stating that regardless of who becomes next governor, he wants BoJ to focus on monetary policies geared to achieving inflation target.

More headlines (via Nikkei):

I place full trust in BoJ governor Kuroda, who is producing great results
Important for Japan to reach stage where inflation rises above 2 pct, stabilize at that level
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Felipe Erazo

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Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

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