Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Iwata Speech

The Bank of Japan has one director, one deputy director, two directors, an auditor (less than three), a director (less than six), a few members, and a councilor (six) as directors. The President, Deputy Governor, and Deputy Commissioner are appointed by the Cabinet with the consent of the House of Representatives.

BoJ Deputy Governor Speech is the second most important public statement made by Japanese regulator and affecting JPY rate. If some hints at tightening the monetary policy by the Bank of Japan are detected in the Deputy Governor speech, it may affect JPY positively.

Kikuo Iwata is a Japanese economist. Professor Emeritus at Sophia University, Gakushuin University. Former deputy president of the Bank of Japan. On March 20, 2013, he became Vice President of BOJ.

Important people tend to avoid making explicit statements as they avoid having a significant impact on the market. The announcement is in Japanese.