BOJ Easing Will End and Normalize Eventually, Nishimura Says

The Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing will end eventually, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said, while noting it was always meant to buy time for the country’s growth strategy.

It remains to be seen when such a transition will begin, but amid global inflation the central bank’s policy will move toward normalization at some point, Nishimura said. His comments came at the start of a week when the BOJ is set to give its latest policy decision Friday. Polled analysts expect the central bank to keep its policy settings unchanged.