Japan's Finance Minister Suzuki:

  • will not comment on the BOJ policy decision
  • expects the BoJ will conduct policy appropriately
  • says he is closely watching the Federal Reserve and other central banks' policy decisions
  • closely watching price hikes in guiding economic policy
  • wants to achieve wage rises that beat inflation

Nothing much out of the ordinary from Suzuki here while we await the Bank of Japan statement.

udea suzuki incheon South Korea 03 May 2023

Ueda and Suzuki