BOJ’s Kuroda: BOJ to guide policy with easy policy bias given the overseas downside risks

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda is out on the wires now, via Reuters, making his scheduled parliamentary speech.

Key Quotes:

Japan's economy likely to continue expanding as a trend, as effect of overseas slowdown in domestic demand will be limited.

Japan's economy sustaining momentum to hit 2% inflation target.

BOJ will guide policy with easy policy bias given need to be mindful of downside risks mainly from overseas developments.