The BOJ also expanded the list of major risks affecting the economy and prices. Import prices and prices charged in transactions between companies have already risen sharply, with increases in corporate goods prices accelerating more quickly than expected. Failure to act before inflation accelerated could leave the BOJ open to criticism that it had fallen behind the curve. The yen's weakness was repeatedly emphasized both in the Outlook Report and at the BOJ governor's news conference. Iwashita said the intervention had effectively shifted responsibility toward the BOJ and increased the possibility of a September rate hike.