BoJ’s Takata: Need to consider taking flexible response including exit from monetary stimulus

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Hajime Takata said on Thursday that the central bank “needs to consider taking flexible response including exit from monetary stimulus.”

Additional takeaways

Achievement of 2% inflation target is becoming in sight despite uncertainty of economy outlook.

Exit measures would include abandoning yield curve control framework, ending negative rates, overshoot commitment.

Need to bear in mind taking balance between effect of easing and side effects.

Economy is entering cycle of rising wages and prices, away from chronic deflation cycle.

In case for entering exit, BoJ would need to conduct appropriate policy steps while paying attention to health of its balance sheet.

Momentum is rising in spring wage talks.

Many companies are offering higher-than-2023 wage hikes.

High wage hike rate would prompt continual expectations that household income will rise.

Small companies are still facing problem in passing costs to prices, but some are making forward-looking investments in productivity, human resources.

Corporate sector is becoming resilient to yield rises at the exit of monetary policy.

Market reaction

The Japanese Yen has caught a fresh bid wave on Takata’s hawkish signals, smashing USD/JPY 0.40% on the day to 150.08, as of writing.

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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