BoJ Governor Forecasts CPI to Surpass 2% in FY2026 H2

Kuroda projects Japanese CPI will rise significantly above the 2% target in the second half of fiscal 2026, signaling sustained moderate economic expansion.

Woofun AI reports that Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko indicated the Japanese economy is poised to maintain moderate growth. He projected that the year-on-year Consumer Price Index growth rate is expected to accelerate to a level "significantly higher than" 2% during the second half of the 2026 fiscal year.