We are sending this Japan Economics Weekly one day earlier than usual because our Singapore office is closed on Good Friday, 3rd April.
Hawkish signals by BoJ policymakers coupled with the resilience of the Q1 Tankan survey have increased our conviction that the Bank will tighten policy at its upcoming meeting this month and ultimately lift its policy rate to 2%.
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