BoJ’s Noguchi: Various indicators of inflation expectations are gradually approaching 2%.
Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Asahi Noguchi said in a scheduled appearance on Monday that “various indicators of inflation expectations are gradually approaching 2%.”
Additional quotes
Central bank with excessively large balance sheet should reduce outstanding assets with due consideration to market stability, allow markets to set asset prices as much as possible.
If central bank engages in excessive QT and reduces supply of reserves too much relative to demand, it may not be able to adequately control money market rate.
Corporate profits have been growing on the whole, it is becoming easier for firms to pass on costs to prices.
Various indicators of inflation expectations are gradually approaching 2%.
It seems clear that people are acting on the assumption that the economy will not return to zero inflation.
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Market reaction
At the press time, USD/JPY remains heavy near 148.85 following these comments, losing 0.45% on the day amid broad US Dollar (USD) weakness.
Japanese Yen Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.20% | -0.33% | -0.40% | -0.10% | -0.31% | -0.04% | -0.18% | |
| EUR | 0.20% | -0.12% | -0.38% | 0.09% | -0.11% | 0.17% | 0.00% | |
| GBP | 0.33% | 0.12% | -0.16% | 0.23% | -0.03% | 0.29% | 0.14% | |
| JPY | 0.40% | 0.38% | 0.16% | 0.36% | 0.15% | 0.26% | 0.29% | |
| CAD | 0.10% | -0.09% | -0.23% | -0.36% | -0.17% | 0.06% | -0.09% | |
| AUD | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.03% | -0.15% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.11% | |
| NZD | 0.04% | -0.17% | -0.29% | -0.26% | -0.06% | -0.26% | 0.00% | |
| CHF | 0.18% | -0.01% | -0.14% | -0.29% | 0.09% | -0.11% | -0.00% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
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