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17 May 2017
Reuters Poll: BOJ's next move will be to start unwinding ultra-lose monetary policy
Latest Reuters poll results showed that a majority of the economists polled believe BOJ's next move will be to begin unwinding its QQE program.
Key findings from the survey:
Reuters poll - 13 out of 30 economists predict BOJ's Kuroda likely to serve another term as governor, other potential candidates poll less
Over 60 pct of economists polled evaluate Kuroda's monetary policy management favorably
27 of 33 economists think BOJ's next move will be to start unwinding its super-loose monetary policy (vs 30 out of 38 analysts in April poll)
4 of 26 economists project BOJ will tighten policy later in 2017, 12 said in 2018, 10 say 2019 or later