· Kazuo Ueda Wiki · Bank of Japan WikiVirtuous cycle between wages and prices and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy
Read full speech on bis.org ↗ContextSpeech at a meeting of the Yomiuri International Economic Society in Tokyo; the Bank of Japan pursues price stability and has just ended negative interest rates.
Why it mattersUeda explains the end of eleven years of massive easing and the hoped-for wage-price cycle.
Problems raised
- Japan needed to exit large-scale easing.
- The wage-price cycle must be sustained.
- The new framework must be explained.
Solutions proposed
- End QQE after 11 years.
- Support a virtuous wage-price cycle.
- Explain the new policy framework.