BOJ Sees Trade Deal as Raising Chance of Meeting Inflation Goal
Japan's trade deal with the U.S. has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank's deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signaling optimism that conditions for resuming interest rate hikes may start to fall in place.
Uchida's remark came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Tokyo that cuts tariffs on Japan's mainstay automobile imports and spares Tokyo punishing new levies on some other goods.
"It's a very big progress that reduces uncertainty for Japan's economy," Uchida said on Wednesday, adding that the...
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