The post Will make appropriate policy decision appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Junko Nagakawa said in his scheduled speech on Monday, “BoJ will make appropriate policy decision taking into account uncertainty surrounding trade policies remains high.” Additional takeaways Companies retaining capex appetite despite impact of US tariffs, uncertainty over outlook. Consumption remains firm but demand for non-durable goods weakening due to rising food prices. Services consumption moving sideways after increasing moderately as a trend. Medium-, long-term inflation expectations heightening gradually towards 2% as a whole. No change to baseline scenario on overseas economy. Japanese corporate profits likely to weaken due to tariff impact, but improve thereafter as overseas economy recovers, consumption increases due to rising real wages. Consumption likely to move sideways but resume moderate uptrend as inflation moderates. Among risks I am focusing on include outlook of us economy such as chance that impact of tariff on economy, prices may prove bigger than expected, growth expectations for ai-driven investment change. Another risk is impact of trade policy on global economy, increase in chinese exports to non-US markets could weigh on global, Japanese economies. Japanese companies becoming more active in raising prices, wages, which could affect households’ sentiment, inflation expectations. There is also risk rising inflation could weaken demand, prod firms to cut costs and discourage them from raising wages. Market reaction Optimism surrounding the US government reopening overshadows the BoJ commentary, as USD/JPY gains 0.33% on the day so far at 153.95, when writing. Bank of Japan FAQs The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the Japanese central bank, which sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to issue banknotes and carry out currency and monetary control to ensure price stability, which means an inflation target of around 2%. The Bank of Japan embarked in an ultra-loose monetary policy in 2013 in order to stimulate the… The post Will make appropriate policy decision appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Junko Nagakawa said in his scheduled speech on Monday, “BoJ will make appropriate policy decision taking into account uncertainty surrounding trade policies remains high.” Additional takeaways Companies retaining capex appetite despite impact of US tariffs, uncertainty over outlook. Consumption remains firm but demand for non-durable goods weakening due to rising food prices. Services consumption moving sideways after increasing moderately as a trend. Medium-, long-term inflation expectations heightening gradually towards 2% as a whole. No change to baseline scenario on overseas economy. Japanese corporate profits likely to weaken due to tariff impact, but improve thereafter as overseas economy recovers, consumption increases due to rising real wages. Consumption likely to move sideways but resume moderate uptrend as inflation moderates. Among risks I am focusing on include outlook of us economy such as chance that impact of tariff on economy, prices may prove bigger than expected, growth expectations for ai-driven investment change. Another risk is impact of trade policy on global economy, increase in chinese exports to non-US markets could weigh on global, Japanese economies. Japanese companies becoming more active in raising prices, wages, which could affect households’ sentiment, inflation expectations. There is also risk rising inflation could weaken demand, prod firms to cut costs and discourage them from raising wages. Market reaction Optimism surrounding the US government reopening overshadows the BoJ commentary, as USD/JPY gains 0.33% on the day so far at 153.95, when writing. Bank of Japan FAQs The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the Japanese central bank, which sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to issue banknotes and carry out currency and monetary control to ensure price stability, which means an inflation target of around 2%. The Bank of Japan embarked in an ultra-loose monetary policy in 2013 in order to stimulate the…