At the monetary policy meeting held until the 21st, the Bank of Japan decided to maintain a large-scale monetary easing policy that would keep short-term interest rates negative and long-term interest rates at around 0%.
Bank of Japan's consumer price index outlook for this year plus 2.3%
The Bank of Japan has released the latest economic and price outlook at the meeting to decide monetary policy.
According to this, the outlook for the consumer price index excluding fresh food this year is the median of policymakers, which is an increase of 2.3% compared to the previous year.
Against the backdrop of soaring prices of raw materials such as energy, we have raised the price from the previous increase of 1.9%.