The recent currency intervention by the Bank of Japan was almost certainly not the major shift in monetary policy that many seem to assume. The move was ordered by the Ministry of Finance and the likelihood that it has not yet been fully sterilised may not be as significant as it first appeared. Hopes of bold new action at next week's Policy Board meeting will probably be disappointed too.
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