- The uncertainty remains very high on the economy, prices
- Will not hesitate to ease policy further if needed
- Decision today is aimed at making YCC more sustainable
- Long-term rates could move beyond 0.50% cap
- BOJ will step in if rates exceed 1% mark
These are mostly token remarks by Ueda, as he just reaffirms the step that the central bank has taken today. USD/JPY is keeping a decent bounce though in the last hour, coming back up to be up 0.1% at 139.58 currently. The low earlier touched 138.05 after the BOJ policy decision.