The Bank of Japan threw no surprises in its monetary policy decision today and is under no immediate pressure to announce further easing. But with some board members still unconvinced that the inflation target will be met within the next couple of years and one member today dissenting from part of the statement for the first time under Governor Kuroda, further stimulus still looks likely later this year.
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