Japan nominates two to BoJ board

Nominations of Suzuki and Kataoka announced on April 18

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Bank of Japan: the appointments (if confirmed) could add to the central bank's dovish tone

The government of Japan has nominated two economists, seen as likely to support further easing, in the place of two frequent dissenters.

The nominations for Hitoshi Suzuki and Goshi Kataoka were announced to the Bank of Japan’s policy board on April 18.

The appointments, if confirmed by parliament, will replace two officials who have regularly dissented to the central bank’s aggressive monetary easing.

Suzuki is the director, and a member of the audit and supervisory committee, of Bank of

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