Japan finance minister Suzuki says govmt and BOJ working together to hit inflation target

<p>Comments from Japan's Minister of Finance Suzuki:</p><ul><li>the government and the Bank of Japan are working closely together based on the need to achieve the 2% inflation target stably and sustainable</li><li>expect BOJ to guide policy appropriately</li></ul><p>Tokyo inflation plunged in January:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/tokyo-area-cpi-data-for-january-16-prior-24-20240125/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Tokyo area CPI data for January +1.6% (prior 2.4%)</a></li></ul><p>Bank of Japan Governor Ueda with Suzuki</p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.