It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with administrative, financial, and business leaders in the Chubu region. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude for your cooperation with the Bank of Japan's Nagoya Branch. At the September Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM), the Bank conducted a comprehensive assessment of monetary easing measures implemented since the introduction of quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) and, based on its findings, decided to introduce "QQE with Yield Curve Control." The new policy framework consists of two major ... (full story)