The Bank of Japan meeting Minutes are due at 2350 GMT. The Minutes are preceded many weeks in advance by the ‘Summary’ of the meeting. The “Summary of Opinions” provides a concise summary of the views expressed by Policy Board members during the meeting. It does not attribute opinions to individual members but offers a general overview of the views held by the board.
For the April meeting the post is here:
BoJ April Summary: uncertain global outlook means Bank must continue current easy policy
and the full text is here:
Today we’ll get the Minutes. These are a more detailed record of the meeting and include an overview of economic and financial developments in Japan, the members’ discussions and the reasons behind the decisions made. The minutes offer a more comprehensive account of the meeting, including the perspectives of individual members, which can provide more detailed insights into the policy outlook.
I expect very little yen impact from the release of the minutes. The April meeting was a bit of a fizzer:
Otherwise it’s a sparse calendar indeed: