BOJ’s Wakatabe: No change to ultra-easy policy commitment

SHIZUOKA, Japan -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday there was “absolutely no change” in the central bank’s commitment to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy.

An increasing number of companies were raising prices and becoming more keen to lift wages, Wakatabe said, adding that the outcome of annual wage negotiations between companies and unions would be among key factors the BOJ would scrutinise.

But there was uncertainty on whether such changes in the inflation outlook would be sustained, and help Japan achieve the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target in a sustainable manner, Wakatabe said in a speech.

“Since current changes in prices we…

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