Via Reuters
- More attention needed lately on risk of price momentum being lost due to downside risks from overseas economies
- Important to continue patiently strong monetary easing to keep momentum towards inflation target
- Will conduct policy appropriately without pre-conceptions while monitoring various risks carefully
- Uncertainty exists overseas such as US-China trade friction, Brexit, Geo-Political risks in Middle East, effects of China's stimulus measures
- Risks to economy are tilted to the downside
- Downside risks in global economy are heightening, no clear sign of global slowdown turning for the better
- inflation likely to accelerate towards 2% gradually (! - exclamation mark mine)
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