Greetings all and welcome to Bank of Japan day here in Asia.
"What time is the BOJ announcement due today?"
- There is no scheduled time for their announcement
- Past experience suggests we can expect it in the 0230GMT to 0330GMT time window... but I don't know about that today (see below for more)
For a rundown on what to expect from the bank today, make sure you are at the seminar:
- Coming up: Adam and Eamonn talk Fed and BOJ
Back to timing, like I said, no scheduled time. Here are the announcement times for recent meetings:
2015
- 21 January 12.29pm 0329GMT
- 18 February 11.49am 0249GMT
- 17 Mar 12.04pm 0304GMT
- 8 Apr 12.36pm 0336GMT
- 30 Apr 1.04pm (one day meeting) 0404GMT
- 22 May 11.49pm 0249GMT
- 19 Jun 12.04pm 0304GMT
- 15 Jul 12.18pm 0318GMT
- 7 Aug 12.18pm 0318GMT
- 15 Sep 12.07pm 0307GMT
- 7 Oct 12.00pm 0300GMT
- 30 Oct 12.22pm (one day meeting) 0322GMT
- 19 November 2015 12.17pm 0317GMT
- 18 December 2015 12.51pm - added tiny easing 0351GMT
2016
- 29 January 12.38pm 0338GMT - added easing (negative interst rate)
- 15 March 2016 1235pm 0335GMT
- 28 April 2016 12.01pm 0301GMT
- 16 June 2016 11.45am 0245GMT
- 29 July 2016 12.44pm 0344GMT (more easing, added in further ETF purchases)
Today's meeting is considering the promised 'assessment' of policy so I reckon the announcement might be later than usual. But, be prepared from 0230GMT onwards just in case.
