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INFLATION TARGET

BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2016
Japan inflation at about zero for 10th month; BOJ goal remains distant
Prices in Japan did not rise in February, reinforcing just how far the nation remains from reaching the Bank of Â鶹´«Ã½ 2 percent inflation goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2016
BOJ on verge of fresh inflation target delay, putting monetary policy under scrutiny
The Bank of Japan is poised, for the third time in less than a year, to push back the time frame for reaching its inflation target, making it harder for policymakers to hold off from enlarging monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2015
Japan may miss 2% inflation target but achieve it later, deputy economy minister says
Â鶹´«Ã½ target of achieving 2 percent inflation by next September may be delayed as China¡¯s economic slowdown affects the price of oil and other natural resources, according to Yasutoshi Nishimura, the deputy economy minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2015
BOJ¡¯s flawed goal risks upward price spiral: former deputy head
The Bank of Â鶹´«Ã½ determination to drive inflation to 2 percent risks sparking a damaging upward spiral in the cost of living, according to a former deputy governor.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2014
Assured BOJ foils analysts¡¯ predictions
The confidence that Bank of Japan officials are demonstrating in achieving their inflation target is lowering the chances of additional monetary easing this year even as the economy weakens.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2013
Money that¡¯s twice as easy
The Bank of Japan, under its new governor, doubles down on monetary easing with a policy boldly aimed at a 2 percent inflation target in two years.
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