The Summary of Opinions comes out very soon following the policy meeting and precedes the formal minutes by weeks
- Inflation is expected to gradually increase toward 2 pct but it will take some time
- More cautious on inflation outlook as wage hikes for next fiscal year likely below this fiscal year
- Appropriate for BOJ to pursue easy policy as still a long way to 2 pct inflation target
- JGB yield curve remains in line with guidelines for BOJ market operations
Summary of the Summary via Reuters headlines
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post of the 15-16 March meeting announcement is here:No change in policy (as expected)