BOJ: Dovish Headlines From BoJ Assistant Governor Shimizu
Oct-16 17:08
Reuters report various dovish headlines from BoJ Assistant Governor Shimizu. The comments landed along with seemingly growing acknowledgement of US regional banks pressures, clouding the reaction in USDJPY with broad-based risk-off prompting JPY strength.
- “EVERY COUNTRY IS FACING A NUMBER OF UNCERTAINTIES, PARTICULARLY FROM TRADE POLICY, WHICH COULD HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON CORPORATE, HOUSEHOLD SENTIMENT"
- “INFLATION EXPECTATIONS IN JAPAN ARE STILL BELOW 2%, SO WE HAVE TO LIFT UP EXPECTATIONS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY”
- “IT IS NOT KNOWN EXACTLY HOW JAPAN'S ECONOMY WILL REACT TO NEW ENVIRONMENT ON INTEREST RATES, WHICH IS WHY BOJ HAS TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN PROCEEDING WITH POLICY NORMALIZATION”
- “IF BOJ IS SUFFICIENTLY CONFIDENT ABOUT FUTURE PATH OF ECONOMY, IT CAN PROCEED WITH POLICY NORMALIZATION" – all Reuters
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