TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - A senior Bank of Japan (BOJ)
official said on Wednesday that it is appropriate to continue
monetary easing to aim for the achievement of the 2% inflation
target along with wage growth given the "extremely high
uncertainty on the outlook."
Executive Director Seiichi Shimizu, who is in charge of the
Monetary Affairs Department, said the trend for consumer
inflation will gradually heighten towards the 2% target on an
improving output gap and rising inflation expectations, although
it will take time.
Shimizu was speaking at a parliament committee session.
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; editing by Christian
Schmollinger)
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