Ex-BoJ Kiuchi: BoJ could get a little more freedom if Abe’s administration changes

Bloomberg reports comments from the former Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Takahide Kiuchi, delivered in an interview on Tuesday.

Key Quotes:

"If the unusually strong administration changes, the Bank of Japan could get a little more freedom."

"If the Abe administration is replaced by another administration, it could become easier" to re-frame the inflation target as a medium- to longer-term goal.