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Japanese firms see no BOJ tightening until 2019 or beyond 2020: poll
Three-quarters of Japanese companies say the Bank of Japan needs to exit from its super-easy monetary policy but most do not see that happening until next year or beyond, a Reuters poll found. The results of the monthly Reuters Corporate Survey come as central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda - reappointed for a second term - and his two new deputies are set to begin their terms, aiming to spur economic growth and drive inflation to the central bank's so-far elusive target of 2 percent. With inflation struggling to accelerate even after five years of Kuroda's aggressive monetary stimulus, the central bank is in no mood ... (full story)