BoJ’s Takata: BoJ must respond nimbly to uncertainty with eye on economic, price outlook

Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Hajime Takata said on Wednesday, “I believe BoJ must patiently maintain easy policy given very high uncertainty on outlook,” adding that “at the same time, BoJ must respond nimbly to uncertainty with an eye on economic and price outlook.”

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Japan's economy recovering moderately.

Japan seeing early signs of achieving 2% inflation.

There's a chance Japan will see shift in public perception prices and wages won't rise much.

Japan seeing signs of change in corporate wage, price-setting behaviour.

There is sign of change in Japan's trend inflation as rising wages push up inflation expectations.

Inflation is already exceeding BoJ’s 2% target but there is some distance to achieving it stably and in sustainable fashion.

If overseas economies slow sharply, that could weigh on Japan's economy.