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Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on December 18 and 19, 2023
Opinions on Economic and Financial Developments: Economic Developments: • Japan's economy has recovered moderately and is likely to continue to do so. However, there remain extremely high uncertainties surrounding economic activity and prices. • The domestic economy has been resilient on the whole. Although there are geopolitical risks and concern over slowdowns in overseas economies, private consumption seems to have continued on an uptrend, despite being affected by price rises, and corporate profits and business fixed investment plans have been solid. • Regarding the outlook for private consumption, a key ... (full story)
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BOJ SUMMARY: ONE MEMBER SAID MUST SCRUTINISE WAGE, PRICE MOVES UNDER YCC GIVEN STRONG UPWARD PRESSURE ON PRICES LIKELY STABLISED
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) December 26, 2023
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BOJ DEC 18-19 MEETING SUMMARY OF OPINIONS: ONE MEMBER SAID MUST PATIENTLY MAINTAIN MONETARY EASING
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) December 26, 2023
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BOJ SUMMARY: ONE MEMBER SAID EVEN IF NEXT SPRING'S WAGE HIKES ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, RISK THAT THIS WILL CAUSE UNDERLYING INFLATION TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED 2% IS SMALL
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) December 26, 2023
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BOJ SUMMARY: ONE MEMBER SAID WE ARE NOT IN SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD FALL BEHIND THE CURVE IN RAISING RATES, EVEN IF WE DECIDED TO WAIT AFTER SEEING WAGE TALK OUTCOMES NEXT SPRING
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) December 26, 2023