KYOTO, Japan | Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:50am EDT
KYOTO, Japan Aug 28 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata on Wednesday reiterated the central bank's goal of achieving 2 percent inflation as soon as possible with a two-year time frame in mind.
Iwata, in a speech to business leaders in Kyoto, western Japan, also said the BOJ will continue its quantitative easing until inflation stabilises at 2 percent.
The deputy governor also said that it take a long time for monetary policy to work, so in the meantime the government needs to support growth with fiscal spending.
0 comments:
Post a Comment