• Central banks need to communicate with markets to reduce potential side effects of monetary policy
  • Cannot be sanguine about JBG market functioning
  • BOJ has found episodes showing deterioration in JGB and money markets
  • Indicators show JGB market activity has not been affected significantly by QE
  • Foreign investors have played role in driving yen rates into negative, as dollar funding rates have risen
  • Will continue to look for signs of overheating in financial markets
  • Need to be mindful of risks monetary policy triggers ‘search for yield’ investing

Like Noyer, Nakaso is speaking at the Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum in Tokyo.