Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Considering the current prices and economic outlook, I believe we can avoid major policy disruptions.

David Finnerty, a foreign exchange analyst in Singapore: So far today, USD/JPY has failed to post a meaningful decline, which will prompt market makers to reduce the short-term cost of hedging the downside of the currency pair in the coming week.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will carefully evaluate the data, including the status of spring wage negotiations.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Pay close attention to the results of spring wage negotiations.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: I hope to confirm that a virtuous cycle of wages and prices has been formed.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Heard encouraging comments from big companies about wage increases.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: If necessary, we will not hesitate to take additional easing measures.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The price outlook is highly uncertain.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The certainty of the Bank of Japan’s outlook is gradually increasing.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We must pay careful attention to the trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets and their impact on the Japanese economy and prices.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The possibility of achieving the 2% inflation target is gradually increasing.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Service prices have increased moderately.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Japanese economy is expected to gradually recover.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japan’s economy is recovering moderately.

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