Today, I have outlined some of the measures the Bank has implemented over the past two years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. In addition, it implemented various pioneering measures from the latter half of the 1990s to the early 2000s that are similar to those adopted by central banks in other major countries in response to recent financial crises.
Going forward, amid the positive output gap, firms' efforts to raise prices are likely to be seen broadly, and firms' and households' mindset is expected to change accordingly. As this virtuous cycle among the three aspects starts to operate gradually, prices are likely to rise.