Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the parliament today that the government accepted BoJ’s explanation on failing to meet the 2% inflation target. Abe went further and hailed that “what’s most important is what is happening to the economy as a result of the BOJ’s target, which is that more jobs were created.”
BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda defended the central bank’s monetary policy to the parliament. He said “expanding base money alone won’t immediately have an effect on the economy”. And, “with huge expansion of base money, central banks can push down real interest rates and bank lending rates, which in turn would stimulate the economy.” He emphasized “this is what happened in the past six years.”
