Earlier from Bank of Japan Governor Ueda:
BOJ Governor Ueda says concerns over US economy slowdown behind recent market routBoJ Ueda will adjust monetary easing if our economy price outlook is likely to be achievedBank of Japan Governor Ueda says BOJ’s policy steps were appropriateJapan fin min Suzuki says intervention action taken as excess volatility not desirableBank of Japan Governor Ueda says the monetary policy path remains highly uncertainBank of Japan Governor Ueda says FX moves could effect the Bank’s forecasts
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Hard to promise when and in what form we can disclose Japan’s
estimated neutral rate
if we can sufficiently narrow down
estimated neutral rate, we must disclose our findings to public,
media, marketsWill narrow down
range of expected neutral rate while monitoring how higher interest
rates affect economy
July rate hike was done under accommodative
conditionsJapan’s current
short-term rate, at 0.25%, is still below the bottom range of what is
estimated to be Japan’s neutral rateNot planning to dispose of the BoJ’s ETF assets but when we do, we will aim to avoid causing market disruption and sell at appropriate prices
USD/JPY is near its session low around 145.47.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
