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INFLATION TARGET

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 10, 2018
BOJ repeats no-deadline schedule for 2% inflation target
Gov. Kuroda's remarks came after policymakers ditched references to a time frame, leading to speculation the BOJ does not expect to reach the goal by fiscal 2019 as forecast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2016
In major setback for Abenomics, BOJ gives up hitting inflation target during Kuroda's term
The Bank of Japan acknowledges defeat in its quest to achieve 2 percent inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2016
BOJ chief suggests new time frame in store for inflation target
Haruhiko Kuroda suggested the central bank may delay the timing for hitting its 2 percent inflation target by a year to fiscal 2018 or after.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2016
Japan inflation at about zero for 10th month; BOJ goal remains distant
Prices in Japan did not rise in February, reinforcing just how far the nation remains from reaching the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2016
BOJ on verge of fresh inflation target delay, putting monetary policy under scrutiny
The Bank of Japan is poised, for the third time in less than a year, to push back the time frame for reaching its inflation target, making it harder for policymakers to hold off from enlarging monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2015
Japan may miss 2% inflation target but achieve it later, deputy economy minister says
Japan's target of achieving 2 percent inflation by next September may be delayed as China's economic slowdown affects the price of oil and other natural resources, according to Yasutoshi Nishimura, the deputy economy minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2015
BOJ's flawed goal risks upward price spiral: former deputy head
The Bank of Japan's determination to drive inflation to 2 percent risks sparking a damaging upward spiral in the cost of living, according to a former deputy governor.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 15, 2015
Regional economies showing moderate recovery, BOJ says
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that a moderate recovery remains underway in all regional economies, upholding previous upbeat assessments because of the expectation that cheaper oil will spur consumption.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2014
Assured BOJ foils analysts' predictions
The confidence that Bank of Japan officials are demonstrating in achieving their inflation target is lowering the chances of additional monetary easing this year even as the economy weakens.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2013
BOJ policymaker minority didn't buy inflation timetable
Bank of Japan policymakers were split over whether the central bank would be able to attain its 2 percent inflation target in about two years as pledged in April, with some members saying it would be "difficult," minutes of their Oct. 31 meeting showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2013
BOJ: All nine regional economies picking up
On the back of solid demand, including housing investment, and with signs of improvement in jobs and income, the Bank of Japan on Monday upgraded its assessment of the nation's nine regional economies from three months ago.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2013
BOJ doubted inflation target effect in 2003: minutes
Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui opposed the introduction of an inflation target when he assumed the post in March 2003, expressing doubt that monetary policy could affect prices by influencing public sentiment, according to the minutes of a policy meeting covering January to June 2003.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2013
BOJ's 2% inflation goal doable, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the Bank of Japan's commitment to a 2 percent inflation target "could be achieved" if the government takes effective measures to bolster economic growth and restore its fiscal health, the worst among developed nations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2013
BOJ's Miyao confident on 2% inflation goal
A Bank of Japan policymaker said Thursday that the central bank's experimental quantitative easing measures will bolster the economy and push up prices, expressing confidence that its 2 percent inflation target can be achieved.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2013
Money that's twice as easy
The Bank of Japan, under its new governor, doubles down on monetary easing with a policy boldly aimed at a 2 percent inflation target in two years.
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Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
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