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BOJ’s Ueda: Underlying inflation still a bit below target
2023.08.26 15:01
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a group interview with media in Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Underlying inflation in Japan remains “a bit below” the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said at a Federal Reserve research symposium on Saturday, adding that was an argument for maintaining the current approach to monetary policy.
“We think that underlying inflation is still a bit below our target,” Ueda said. “This is why we are sticking with our current monetary easing framework.”