Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Mr. Takehiro Sato is
now crossing the wires; casting doubts over the central bank’s 2% price
target expected to be achieved by second half 2016.
Following are the headlines hitting the wires as he speaks,
2% inflation target is flexible concept
Recent decline in commodities is due partly to demand-side factors
Difficult to expect energy price recovery in short term
There are signs of deflationary pressure from asset prices in China
Europe' debt problem could come in focus again due to lack of plans to reduce sovereign debt
CPI won't jump to 2% as 2% price outlook unlikely
Need to monitor risks of financial market instability during times of low liquidity
Trend CPI affected by wage talks, growth outlook
Impact of JGB buys on nominal rates might have fallen
Need to monitor rising costs of Dollar funding for Japanese banks
Japan's virtuous cycle from income to spending continues to work
Japanese companies do not think recent profit improvement will continue
Mid- to long-term inflation expectations rising on the whole
Gains in services prices key to maintaining core CPI around 1 pct
Following are the headlines hitting the wires as he speaks,
2% inflation target is flexible concept
Recent decline in commodities is due partly to demand-side factors
Difficult to expect energy price recovery in short term
There are signs of deflationary pressure from asset prices in China
Europe' debt problem could come in focus again due to lack of plans to reduce sovereign debt
CPI won't jump to 2% as 2% price outlook unlikely
Need to monitor risks of financial market instability during times of low liquidity
Trend CPI affected by wage talks, growth outlook
Impact of JGB buys on nominal rates might have fallen
Need to monitor rising costs of Dollar funding for Japanese banks
Japan's virtuous cycle from income to spending continues to work
Japanese companies do not think recent profit improvement will continue
Mid- to long-term inflation expectations rising on the whole
Gains in services prices key to maintaining core CPI around 1 pct
