BOJ's Ishida says companies are more actively passing on higher costs to consumers via ForexLive

• economy must stay firm for this trend to continue
• BOJ will look at various elements of economy and prices in judging whether its price target has been met
• economic data fluctuates every month so hard to set a singe indicator in determining if BOJ's price target is met in a “stable manner”

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USDJPY 101.96 still capped by offers above 102.00

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