- All BOJ board members agreed that inflation is consistent with the 2 percent goal, and Governor Kazuo Ueda noted that the policy focus is shifting more toward anchoring inflation to that target.
- The central bank left its fiscal 2026 inflation outlook unchanged at 2.5 percent while raising its fiscal 2027 outlook to 2.6 percent from 2.4 percent.
- Governor Ueda stated that the BOJ will continue raising rates while looking at inflation and other factors, noting a risk of inflation overshooting the 2 percent target.
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