BOJ to begin tapering bond purchases at this week’s meeting – poll

June 11, 2024 at 05:18AM

20 of 32 (~63%) economists project the BOJ would make a decision on bond buying

5 of 32 (~16%) economists project the BOJ would decide in July instead

3 of 32 (~9%) economists project the BOJ would decide in September instead

49 of 53 (~92%) economists anticipate that the BOJ would hike rates to at least 0.20% by year-end

27 of 55 economists see the BOJ hiking next in Q3 2024

26 of 31 economists expect Japanese authorities to keep intervening to support the yen currency

The headline decision is one that Ueda has already hinted at last week here. So, it wouldn’t be too much of a surprise. As for the final point, the majority of economists continue to expect yen-tervention at around 160 in USD/JPY.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

BOJ to begin tapering bond purchases at this week’s meeting – poll