Japan "former currency chief ": No major change from BOJ today, yen in line with fundamentals

Bloomberg with some comments from a former Vice Minister of Finance of Japan on the BOJ and the yen

Tatsuo Yamasaki in an interview:

• No major changes in monetary policy likely today
• There shouldn't be too much impact on the yen
• Yen is in line with economic fundamentals, not much upward or downward pressure on it now
• "It's possible they'll revise their price outlook downward,"
• "However, it's extremely hard for me to imagine they'll change monetary policy."

Here is the link to the Bloomberg piece if you'd like more

And. looking ahead:

• BOJ monetary policy decision due today, and an outlook update due also - preview
• Goldman Sachs preview possible options for the BOJ today, and the impact on yen
• Here is how the BOJ could change policy (while sneakily announcing no change in policy)
• What to expect from USD/JPY after the BOJ meeting this week
• What time to expect the Bank of Japan announcement today, preview & yen impact
• When is the BOJ meeting this week and what time we can expect the announcement