- BOJ’s Kuroda: Uncertainty remains high over spread of omicron variant
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17 tháng 12 2021
BOJ’s Kuroda: Uncertainty remains high over spread of omicron variant
The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) Haruhiko Kuroda said that “uncertainty remains high over the spread of omicron variant,” while speaking at its post-monetary policy meeting press conference scheduled on Friday.
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Will ease monetary policy without hesitation as needed.
Policy decision by other central banks won't influence BOJ’s policy.
Will continue current powerful easing to achieve 2% target.
Desirable for wages and prices to rise in sync.
Achieving virtuous growth is important.
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USD/JPY is off the daily lows at 113.44, currently trading at 113.53, down 0.15% on a daily basis. The risk-off market mood is weighing on the yields and, in turn, the currency pair.
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