In the remaining minutes I would like to take up, from this broad spectrum, a few issues that are related to the role of our Bank with respect to international financial crises. Understanding developments in international financial markets First, let me explain the monitoring activities of the Bank of Japan with respect to international financial markets.
The Bank is closely following developments in international financial markets in addition to its monitoring of the domestic economy and financial markets, and the outputs of such monitoring is reflected in the Bank’s policy decisions involving both monetary and prudential policy.