• Will carefully examine impact of long-term rate moves on economy
  • December tankan shows economic uncertainty persists
  • Watching forex moves carefully (must be bloody bored then)
  • No comment on outlook of forex moves
  • December tankan shows cautious business mood persists
  • Views on Japan economy’s outlook unchanged from October outlook report
  • Not intentionally guiding balance of banks’ deposits with BOJ
  • Balance of banks’ deposits with BOJ tend to rise as a rsult of BOJ easing
  • Some bright signs on US economy are seen compared with summer
  • Balance sheet adjustments continue to weigh on US economy
  • Upside, downside risks to Japan economy roughly balanced