BOJ Debated Risks From Supply Constraints, China Slowdown: September Summary

BOJ Debated Risks From Supply Constraints, China Slowdown: September Summary
A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of the Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, on May 22, 2020. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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TOKYO—Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers in September saw rising risks to the economy from slowing Chinese growth, semiconductor shortages and Southeast Asian factory shutdowns, a summary of opinion expressed at their monthly rate review showed on Friday.

Such heightening external risks could affect the BOJ’s fresh quarterly growth projections, due at its next policy-setting meeting on Oct. 27–28.