At its Policy Board meeting today, the Bank of Japan extended its asset purchase program and announced a review of its inflation target. Since Sunday’s election, the incoming LDP government has stepped up the pressure on the Bank to engage in more aggressive monetary easing including calling for a commitment to a 2% inflation target. By easing policy so soon after the election the Bank risks having its independence called into question.
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