Japan finance minister Suzuki reaffirms that specific monetary policy is up to BOJ to decide

Suzuki remarks after a meeting with BOJ governor Kuroda

• Reaffirms continuation of joint statement between government and BOJ
• Says government and BOJ are keeping close contact with one another
• Wants BOJ to do utmost to ensure financial market stability
• No discussion on currencies in today's meeting

The same old, same old stuff from Japanese authorities. While they may say that the BOJ is free to do what they want, we all know that the reality is rather different. But this just reaffirms that there aren't going to be any major policy changes considering the underlying circumstances plaguing the Japanese economy in the bigger picture.