Bank of Japan Governor Ueda speaking in parliament

  • have not reached sustainable 2% inflation
  • inflation to slow a great deal around the middle of fiscal year 2023, likely to rebound after this but uncertainty is high
  • BOJ will patiently maintain easy monetary policy as there is still distance to go to stable 2% inflation
  • BOJ will continue with bond buying operations

more to come

USD/JPY update - the US dollar has lost ground across the majors board.

usdyen jpy chart Bank of Japan Governor Ueda 30 May 2023