Today we are launching a new monthly publication on the Japan service, the Monetary Indicators Monitor. The recent levelling out in the monetary base has been cited by many commentators as evidence that the Bank of Japan needs to do a lot more. However, the broader monetary aggregate M2 (and also M3) is still growing at a steady pace. Demand for credit is picking up too, although it remains relatively sluggish.
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