Bank of Japan unlikely to tighten any time soon

The Bank of Japan today turned more upbeat in its assessment of economic conditions, but Governor Kuroda remained cautious on the prospect of hitting the inflation target. With inflation set to undershoot the Bank’s projections by a wide margin, the chances of policy tightening remain slim.

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