Asks if accelerating inflation could lead BOJ to hike rates faster, with consensus expecting summer.
Shery Ahn
Ayako Fujita
Expects a BOJ rate hike in April, as it is good timing to justify with strong wage negotiation results and underlying inflation pressure persists.
Asks if BOJ can send signals to calm both JGB market and yen weakness.
Avril Hong
Ayako Fujita
It's difficult for BOJ to send clear signals due to tricky political timing with lower house dissolution; the only solution is to stick to previous policy line.
Asks how closely BOJ is watching JGB illiquidity and the risk it poses.
Shery Ahn
Ayako Fujita
JGB market problems are driven by politics, not monetary policy; BOJ stepping in could be counterproductive unless there is a very big shock.