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BOJ dep gov Hiroshi Nakaso speaking to reporters in Okinawa
– ending deflation is BOJ’s mandate
– won’t give up on the fight to eradicate deflation
– important to maintain market confidence over Japan’s finances
This is the news conference that Eamoon referred to in his earlier Nakaso post with additional comments from the dep gov 

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Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 3 March 2016
Not a lot in the way of news to drive markets in Asia today. There was plenty of lower-tier data, and the usual from the talking heads of the BOJ, but nothing to point the finger at for a near big-figure move higher in USD/JPY (yen crosses higher also).

Today in Asia it Smells Like a little bit of ‘risk on’
Teen Spirit
– The yen has taken a big hit, USD/JPY up above 114 & nearly a big figure up on earlier lows.
It hasn’t been a day of news-driven moves, unless you regard the usual comments from BOJ talking heads as significant … but they didn’t say anything new (to my ears anyway).

It sometimes pays to follow a different calendar.

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