Japan – BOJ more confident
The BOJ didn't change policy, but once again, sounded incrementally more confident, issuing a FY26 core inflation forecast of +2.1%. That outlook makes policy rates still near zero look very low.

The BOJ didn't change policy, but once again, sounded incrementally more confident, issuing a FY26 core inflation forecast of +2.1%. That outlook makes policy rates still near zero look very low.