Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: 2% inflation has been achieved for some time, but we are not very confident about the future rebound, so we decided to maintain monetary easing.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will adjust policy if the view on prices changes.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Our goal is to rely on the market to determine long-term interest rates, but there should be limits.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Allow the market to determine the level of yield more.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: What happened between December and January last year was an extreme side effect of the response to already visible risks.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: It is not appropriate for the yield to reach the level of 1%.

At the opening of European stocks, the German DAX index fell 0.27%, the British FTSE 100 index fell 0.07%, the French CAC40 index fell 0.06%, the European Stoxx 50 index fell 0.29%, and the Italian FTSE MIB index fell 0.15%.

The initial quarterly rate of GDP in the second quarter of Spain was 0.4%, expected to be 0.40%, and the previous value to be 0.60%.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The move to expand the scope highlights the upside risks to inflation.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The 1% yield level is defined as a "precautionary upper limit."

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The risk of falling prices cannot be ignored. For example, the weakening of the global economy makes the outlook less optimistic.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Has made policy more flexible to help achieve inflation target.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: The policy bias has not yet turned more neutral.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: We have expanded our ability to respond to rising interest rates.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Yield Curve Control (YCC) can respond more automatically to downside risks.

Japan Exchange CEO: Bank of Japan policy may be positive for the market in the long run.

USD/CHF set a new high against the Swiss franc since July 12, up 0.2% on the day to 0.8704.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: sees upside risks to inflation.

Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: Measures will be considered when inflation exceeds expectations.