Bloomberg Survey: Slim majority of economists see BOJ boosting stimulus Sept. 21

According to the latest survey conducted by Bloomberg, a majority of the economists sees the BOJ to expand its monetary stimulus at the BOJ’s policy review next week. 

Key Findings from the survey:

53% project a deeper cut to the negative rate placed on a portion of commercial banks’ reserves at the BOJ

35% predict more purchases of Japanese government bonds, with some suggesting the BOJ may shift to a target range to give it more flexibility

A full survey of 43 economists conducted Sept. 7-12