Recent talk among major central banks on how to avoid 'Japanification'...
TOKYO - Recent talk among major central banks on how to avoid “Japanification” stirred debate within the Bank of Japan on whether it needs to review its policy framework, a summary of opinions at January’s rate review showed.
“There’s active debate on economic policies in Europe and the United States due to concern over prolonged low growth and inflation - so-called Japanification,” one of the BOJ’s nine board members said. “Risks regarding the economy and prices remain high, so we must think about how to deal with the risk of another recession,” the member was quoted as saying.
The board is split between those who see room to ramp up stimulus and those wary of the rising cost of prolonged easing.
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