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title: "BOJ policymaker Masu warns that yen depreciation may raise inflation expectations"
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description: "Need to pay attention to whether inflation triggered by yen depreciation may raise inflation expectationsThe risk there is that it may also raise underlying inflationBOJ will continue to raise policy rate in response to economic, price, financial developmentsJapan has clearly entered into inflationary phaseWhat is vital now is to ensure that underlying inflation does not exceed 2%, managed by appropriate policy settingJudged that the situation did not warrant a hasty decision to raise interest rates during April meeting More to come.."
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# BOJ policymaker Masu warns that yen depreciation may raise inflation expectations

-   Need to pay attention to whether inflation triggered by yen depreciation may raise inflation expectations
-   The risk there is that it may also raise underlying inflation
-   BOJ will continue to raise policy rate in response to economic, price, financial developments
-   Japan has clearly entered into inflationary phase
-   What is vital now is to ensure that underlying inflation does not exceed 2%, managed by appropriate policy setting
-   Judged that the situation did not warrant a hasty decision to raise interest rates during April meeting

More to come..

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