BOJ chief says it is 'still taking time' to sustainably hit inflation goal

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 10/23/24 03:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday that underlying inflation has been rising slowly, but it was "still taking time" for the country to achieve 2% inflation in a sustainable manner.

Ueda also told a panel at the International Monetary Fund that it was "very hard" to pin down the appropriate size of interest rate hikes from here on.

(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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