Decision-Day Guide: Eyes on BOJ Outlook for Economy, Inflation
- Bank of Japan to release first inflation forecast for FY2019
- Some 38 of 39 economists surveyed forecast no policy change
Kuroda Says BOJ Will Maintain Rates Depending on Economy
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While the Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its monetary program unchanged on Thursday, investors will scrutinize its guidance on the economy, inflation and bond purchases for clues to any future changes in policy.
All but one of 39 economists in a Bloomberg survey predicted the BOJ will leave its stimulus measures unchanged at the two-day gathering. That leaves investors to focus on the quarterly economic outlook, at a time of mixed economic data and elevated tensions between North Korea and the U.S.