Is going to be the speech from BOJ board member Takahide Kiuchi that will be the focus from Japan today.
Kiuchi has been a persistent dissenter at board meetings, maintaining his objection to the extra easing introduced last October. I don’t expect him to cave today … so watch for ‘hawkish’ statements (OK, ‘hawkish’ is probably an overstatement …. just not as dovish as other BOJ board members, K?)