Central Banks
BOJ Governor Kuroda’s Last Meeting Has Markets Focused on a Final Surprise
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The Bank of Japan will conclude Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s final meeting Friday, with global investors remaining on high alert for a surprise parting shot from Kuroda that may jolt financial markets around the world.
Some 46 of 49 economists forecast no policy change at the end of the two-day gathering, according to a Bloomberg survey. Still, Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas are among the minority flagging the risk of Kuroda adjusting or scrapping the central bank’s yield curve control program as he draws the curtain on his 10-year stint helming the BOJ.