BOJ Kuroda Says Japan Still on Track Despite Setbacks

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda stressed Friday that there is no need to change the central bank’s outlook for the Japanese economy after a sharp contraction of the country’s gross domestic product in April-June.

The GDP tumble in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 reflected a pullback in demand after a surge ahead of the consumption tax hike from 5 percent to 8 percent on April 1, Kuroda told reporters after attending a financial meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, earlier in the day.

The Japanese economy “will likely start to recover” in the current July-September quarter, Kuroda said. “The underlying trend on consumption is solid,” he said, adding that corporate earnings are robust as the impact of the tax hike is waning.

via Japan-News

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