Kikuo Iwata: Japan's economy and monetary policy

Speech by Mr Kikuo Iwata, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting with business leaders, Oita, 31 January 2018.

The views expressed in this speech are those of the speaker and not the view of the BIS.

Central bank speech  | 
01 February 2018

Introduction

It is my pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with administrative, financial, and business leaders in Oita Prefecture. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for your cooperation with the activities of the Bank of Japan's Oita Branch.

At the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held last week, the Bank updated its projections for Japan's economic activity and prices through fiscal 2019 and released them in the January 2018 Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (Outlook Report). Today, I would like to talk about the Bank's outlook for Japan's economic activity and prices as well as its thinking behind the conduct of monetary policy, while outlining the Outlook Report.