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Further reductions to Board’s inflation forecasts still needed

The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the economy yet again at today’s meeting. But the Board’s inflation forecasts remain far too optimistic even after renewed downgrades. We reiterate our longstanding view that the Bank will not tighten policy anytime soon – a view that is increasingly shared by the analyst consensus.

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