The Bank of Japan’s new loan scheme is essentially a tool of industrial policy (and a clumsy one at that) rather than a significant easing of monetary conditions. As such, it will not help the Bank’s credibility or reduce concerns about its independence. But given the scale of the fiscal challenges ahead, it is perhaps just as well that the central bank and the government are ready to work together.
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