BOJ’s Harada: The sales tax hike may make the economy worse and slow inflation

Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Yutaka Harada was on the wires last minutes, via Reuters, making a scheduled speech on the monetary policy and inflation outlook.

Key Headlines:

“The sales tax hike may make the economy worse and slow inflation.”

“Soft inflation could weigh on inflation expectations, delay an acceleration of inflation.”

“BOJ must strengthen monetary easing without hesitation if the economy worsens.”