Den japanske centralbank fastholdt i dag sin rente, men den ser en smule mere optimistisk på økonomien efter 1. del af handelsaftalen mellem Kina og USA. Det har reduceret risiciene en smule, siger centralbankdirektør Haruhiko Kuroda.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Reuters:
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday, as the government’s stimulus package and receding pessimism over the global outlook took some pressure off the central bank to top up stimulus.
The BOJ also signalled cautious optimism over the global economy after the United States and China agreed on a preliminary deal to defuse their bitter trade war, saying that risks surrounding the outlook have “subsided somewhat.”
Following are comments from BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda at his post-meeting news conference: “Progress in U.S.-China trade talks and Brexit have led to an improvement in risk sentiment, pushing up stock prices and long-term rates in many countries. But uncertainty remains on the fate of U.S.-China trade talks. There are also geopolitical risks in the Middle East.”
“While risks surrounding global growth have subsided somewhat, they remain large.”
On INFLATION: “It’s true the BOJ must be mindful of the impact prolonged ultra-low rates could have on financial intermediation. But the benefits of our policy still exceed the costs. The BOJ will continue to pursue powerful monetary easing to achieve 2% inflation.”
