A bit of a curveball from Kishida today
There have been plenty of reports suggesting that Japan might look to move towards policy normalisation some time after the summer this year and that even helped to spur bond bears to come back into the picture. Then, we have also gotten quite a few remarks from Kishida in the form of “I cannot confirm […]
Japan PM Kishida says BOJ December ‘tweak’ was to enhance, sustain monetary easing effects
Reuters headline on a remark from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida: Acknowledges BOJ’S December policy decision was an operational tweak to enhance, sustain monetary easing effects smoothly Huh. Given the way inflation is rising in Japan many in the markets saw it as a tiny first step towards the Bank of Japan dially back its ultra […]
Japan PM Kishida urges faster wage hikes to avoid stagflation By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16, 2022, addressing some topics such as National Security Strategy, political and social issues facing Japan in today’s World crisis. David Mareuil/P By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called on […]