Bank of Japan monetary policy board member Nakagawa:
- Given risks, uncertainties, gathering information to make monetary policy decision amid risks and uncertainties
- Japan's economy making steady progress toward achievement of price target
- If we judge that sustained achievement of price goal foreseen, we will decide whether or not to tweak ycc, risky asset buying and other policy means
- Some weak signs seen in consumption data but no big change to trend of moderate increase
- Capex continue to increase moderately as a trend
- There is heightening chance this year's wave revision will result in fairly high levels compared with last year
- Japan's economy likely to continue recovering moderately
- Inflation expectations likely to gradually heighten to levels that align with our price target
- We can foresee japan's economy achieving a positive wage-inflation cycle
- It is important that consumer inflation does not sour, and pull japan back to deflation
- Main scenario is that expectations of rising wages will underpin consumer sentiment, but there is risk that real income will undershoot and weigh on demand, economy and prices
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BoJ's Nakagawa
