Ryan had the headlines during the UK session yesterday: BOJ could be losing confidence on growth - Bloomberg
A bit more on this:
Bank of Japan officials' confidence in underlying economic growth is wavering in face of evidence of weakness, making them cautious about the outlook for a pickup in inflation, according to people familiar with the discussions.
- Outlook not be so clear
- Weakness in industrial output and exports weighing on a rebound
- Renewed declines in oil pressuring inflation expectations
"According to the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions were private"
"It's becoming more difficult for the BOJ to achieve its bullish scenario for the economy and inflation," said Yasunari Ueno, an economist at Mizuho Securities Co. Ueno, who has been among those predicting the BOJ will step up its asset purchases, also said that additional stimulus is unavoidable if the central bank wants to retain its credibility.
I guess upcoming BOJ monetary policy meetings are very much 'live', with the prospect for more easing. (Next meeting is 14 and 15 September, then 6 and 7 of October)
