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BOJ Unchanged, Downside Risks Flagged

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The BoJ left its monetary policy settings unchanged and delivered economic projections that were broadly in line with source reports that hit in recent weeks.

  • Kataoka provided the usual source of dovish dissent.
  • Headwinds for CPI were already known i.e. crude prices, global demand and the government's Go-To Travel campaign.
  • The Bank was keen to stress the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, while noting that risks for the economy are skewed to the downside. The Bank's assumptions re: the economic outlook are also based on the premise that COVID-19 will not be as wide spread as it was previously.
  • The Bank also reiterated its forward guidance.

Fig. 1: Bank Of Japan Updated Economic Forecasts

Source: Bank Of Japan

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