The Bank of Japan is expected to set out at this month's meeting its policy of assessing whether inflation has reached 2%. Market focus may shift to when the inflation target will be achieved and the outlook for future policy.
The Bank of Japan is expected to set out at this month's monetary policy meeting its policy of assessing whether inflation has reached 2%. The formal conclusion and any policy changes are reportedly to be disclosed in a future statement.
This assessment could affect the outlook for monetary policy, it is believed. The article contains no new announcement of specific figures or timing.