Fukui denies BOJ leaked information

Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui denied in parliament Thursday 16 March that the central bank leaked information to the media before announcing an interest-rate increase last month.

On Feb. 21 at 12:43 p.m., NHK Television, Japan's only public broadcasting station, flashed headlines that said ``BOJ's Fukui has proposed a rate increase.'' The bank subsequently doubled its benchmark rate to 0.5 percent.

``We consider the report was probably based on speculation,'' Fukui said at a

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account