Bank of Japan’s Next Chief Says Monetary Easing Policy Still Necessary

Bank of Japan’s Next Chief Says Monetary Easing Policy Still Necessary
A man walks past Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on June 17, 2022. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor nominee Kazuo Ueda said on Friday that maintaining Japan’s monetary easing policy is necessary to support the economy, despite the side effects it has on financial intermediation.

At a confirmation hearing in parliament, Ueda said that he believed it is “appropriate” to continue monetary easing to achieve the bank’s 2 percent inflation target but that he would consider examining the side effects.

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