The Bank of Japan policy statement will likely be handed down in the 0230 to 0330 GMT time window (2130 - 2230 US ET).
The BOJ has no firm scheduled time for the release. That time window is based on past experience, and its not guaranteed.
The Bank has once again been bidding to buy JGBs today:
As I'm posting the yield has again poked just above the 0.5% ceiling.
And USD/JPY is off its earlier surge high:
Earlier previews of what to expect from the Bank and for the yen:
- TD say still plenty of room for yen gains, see as low as 120 by the end of March
- Bank of Japan preview - "may be on the verge of its biggest policy change in decades"
- The hyenas are circling the Bank of Japan
- 10-year JGB yields still pushing the limit for now
- The risks are skewed towards disappointment for yen bulls this week