BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, after a two-day Policy Board meeting. The Japanese central bank entered a new stage of drastic monetary easing the same day, setting a 2 percent inflation target under pressure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has asked it to take more action to overcome chronic deflation and the strong yen.

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