18 Aug 2016
BOJ, MOF, FSA meeting at 1.50 in the Tokyo afternoon
Latest headlines crossed the wires via Reuters, citing that the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Financial Services Agency (FSA) are scheduled to hold a joint meeting at 1.50 Tokyo time, that’s 0430 GMT.
This is a regular weekly meeting, but markets remain expectant of a special announcement every time the yen rallies sharply.
Meanwhile, the USD/JPY pair witnessed a spike on the headlines and regained 100 handle, still down -0.22% on the day.