Professor Takatoshi Ito recently interviewed with Reuters, commenting that BOJ is likely to ease and expand its stimulus. To read more on Professor Ito's comments, please refer to Reuter's website which is listed below: Former Kuroda colleague says BOJ to ease in June or July (English) インタビュー:追加金融緩和は6月か7月の可能性=伊藤隆敏氏 (Japanese)
Mentioned Faculty
Takatoshi Ito
- Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds
- Center on Japanese Economy and Business
- Professor (by courtesy)
- Finance Division
Takatoshi Ito is one of Japan premier economists. A professor at the prestigious University of Tokyo, he is the author or co-author of several books on the Japanese and global economy. He served in the Japanese government as Deputy Vice Minister for International Finance in the Ministry of Finance and was a member of Japan’s Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. He has been a senior advisor in the research department of the International Monetary Fund and has taught at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota.