Toshihiko Fukui

Toshihiko Fukui
Toshihiko Fukui is a Japanese economist and central banker. He was the 29th Governor of the Bank of Japanand a Director of the Bank for International Settlements...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth7 September 1935
CountryJapan
above based consumer economic food fresh month overall percent price recovering since third zero
Based on a recovering overall economic climate, the consumer price index, excluding fresh food prices, was at or above zero percent for the third consecutive month since October.
above confirm consumer prices taking zero
We will confirm that consumer prices will stabilize at zero or above before taking action.
above bank cannot consumer core decided determined meeting prices shift
It was determined at today's meeting that we cannot say that core consumer prices have stabilized above zero. The bank has not decided when to shift its policy.
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The year-on-year rate of change in consumer prices is projected to be zero percent or to show a slight increase towards the end of this year,
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There is a high chance that core consumer prices will turn to be positive toward the end of the year.
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It's necessary to make the judgment calmly and objectively without any preconceived notions about whether the consumer price index excluding fresh food prices has stabilized at zero or above.
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The world economy is running smoothly at the moment but there is a need to see what kind of risk factors there are,
change global monetary people possible price
People think the withdrawal of monetary accommodation is about to get under way. People can price it in before any possible change (in monetary policy) on a global basis,
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I think market participants' common view is that economic fundamentals in Japan are firm. I hope they will react calmly.
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If we judge that inflationary pressures are restrained and the economy can achieve balanced growth, we can keep interest rates at very low levels.
certainty delayed turned
If we delayed the move, we would have turned certainty into uncertainty.
efficient exchange movements rate resource role
On the contrary, exchange rate movements still play an important role in facilitating more efficient resource allocations in the long run.
nature recovery revised
Second-quarter GDP was revised upwards, representing the well-balanced nature of the recovery in Japan's economy,
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We firmly cannot agree to adhere to calls to continue with an abnormal policy forever,