A post by @FirstSquawk on X.

Bank of Japan minutes showed that many board members favored adjusting monetary policy while monitoring shifts in financial conditions, including short-term interest rates, and how economic activity and prices respond to those changes. The discussion signals growing openness to moving away from ultra-loose settings, though it stops short of committing to a specific timeline or rate level. The minutes matter because even incremental BOJ normalization can ripple through global bond yields, the yen and risk assets, given Japan's role as a major source of low-cost funding. Traders will watch upcoming BOJ communications and domestic wage and inflation data for confirmation that a policy shift is nearing.