GBP/JPY drops heavily after BOE’s Chief Economist warns of long-term damages.
BOJ’s Kuroda also spreads downbeat comments during his Parliament appearance.
Expectations of a spike in virus cases, the US-China trade war add to the risk aversion.
GBP/JPY declines to 132.25, down 0.42% on a day, amid the initial hours of Tokyo open on Tuesday. While the early-Asian trade war fears stalled the pair’s three-day run-up, downbeat comments from the BOJ and the BOE policymakers seem to have recently weighed on the quote