BOJ October monetary policy meeting minutes are out, no clue to December meeting bombshell

The October Bank of Japan meeting minutes are very stale indeed. The big news from the Bank was this week when the pivot dropped:

• ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: BOJ pivot sends the yen rocketing higher across board

more to come

Headlines from the release via Reuters:

• Members agreed must maintain current easy policy to stably, sustainably hit price target
• One member said effect of BOJ's easing may be heightening as moderate increase in inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Read this Term expectations push down real interest rates
• One member said rise in nominal wages crucial for inflation to stably hit 2%
• A few members said ill-timed policy tweak could disrupt positive inflation-wage spiral
• One member said while there is no immediate need to tweak policy, BOJ must keep eye out on side-effects of easing, examine how rising prices would affect households' behaviour and wages
• This member added BOJ must keep checking whether market players are prepared for when boj exits easy policy, scrutinise how a future exit could affect markets
• A few members said BOJ must be mindful of how future interest rate rise may affect mortgage loans
• One member said BOJ must deepen analyses on relationship between Japan's inflation and wages
• A few members said recent sharp yen falls heightening uncertainty for firms, have many demerits for japan's economy
• One member said fx rates must be determined by fundamentals

Nothing there of surprise. No hint to the move in December.

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Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda