BoJ expected to remain on hold - Natixis

The BoJ is expected to remain on hold at the monetary policy meeting on July 19th-20^th, according to Kohei Iwahara, Research Analyst at Natixis.

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“The CPI has undershot expectations, the Bank is anticipated to slightly revise down its inflation forecast to be released after the meeting.”

“However, stronger economic growth and a weaker Yen on the back of Fed normalization still suggest higher inflation pressure going forward. Therefore, the BoJ is expected to keep the status quo with the 0% target on the 10 year JGB yield in July.”