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The Bank of Japan: Great Expectations?

22 January 2013 So, after weeks of pressure from new Prime Minister Abe, the BoJ today gave him what he wanted: a new 2% inflation target, double the previous ‘1% goal’. This, it pledged to achieve ‘at the earliest possible time’. And in a move towards meeting this target, the BoJ took a leaf out …