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The Bank of Japan will probably take new easing steps next week, a survey of economists showed, as pressure builds on the central bank to do more to end deflation and revive the economy.
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The Bank of Japan raised its economic evaluation of all regions for the first time in more than two years, citing improvements in consumer spending and rebuilding demand from last year’s earthquake.
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The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged after adding 10 trillion yen ($130 billion) of stimulus last month to combat a yen near a postwar high.
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After years of criticism for public- works spending that rewarded political constituents at the cost of adding debt, Japan succeeded in cutting the largesse in half. Now, that legacy of success is hampering an economic rebound.
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The Bank of Japan may expand stimulus this month after lawmakers escalated pressure for extra action by blocking a candidate for the bank’s board and renewing calls for a more “proactive” monetary policy.
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Japan’s consumer prices fell for a 13th month in March, indicating the economy remains hampered by deflation even as the export-led recovery starts to spread.
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Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi called on the central bank to further ease policy moments before the Bank of Japan refrained from adding monetary stimulus.
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The Bank of Japan will probably leave policy unchanged this week to gauge whether cutting interest rates to near zero and pledging to buy financial assets will shield the economy from the yen’s advance to a 15-year high.
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The Bank of Japan may expand stimulus this month after lawmakers escalated pressure for extra action by blocking a candidate for the bank’s board and renewing calls for a more “proactive” monetary policy.
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The Bank of Japan may seek to delay implementing further monetary easing until at least October, waiting to see whether the yen’s gains and a U.S. slowdown will force it to abandon a forecast for a sustained recovery.
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