WSJ Editorial Cites My Writings on BOJ Dilemma

Meanwhile, BOJ Stands Pat After Latest Policy Board Meeting

As I write this, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has just announced that it will stand pat on its monetary policy. In the initial reaction, the yen/$ dropped three points to 131.2. The ten-year JGB dropped from 0.506% yesterday to 0.380%, but it remains to be seen whether that is due to BOJ intervention in the bond market. I will wait to see more of the market reaction before commenting.

Today (Jan. 17) in its editorial on BOJ policy, the Wall Street Journal cited my writings. Here is the link, which you should be able to open even without a subscription. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bank-of-japans-moment-of-truth-monetary-policy-haruhiko-kuroda-richard-katz-11673915630?st=g8dm2mgtau8pa57&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

(There is a small mistake in the editorial that may be due to confusing wording on my part. The figure for 37% of all loans charging less than 0.5% refers to all bank loans, not just business loans.)

By coincidence, on the same day, it ran my letter to the editor disagreeing with an op-ed it ran on BOJ policy. Here’s the link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-japan-money-supply-inflation-m-milton-friedman-11673648099?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

The op-ed was co-written with John Greenwood, whom I debated on Econvue about the same issue. Here’s a link to the audio debate:

Audio Debate On Japan’s Inflation, Interest Rates, and Low Growth