- Following a two-day meeting, the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged and largely maintained its upbeat inflation forecasts, even as it cut its growth outlook on soft exports and household spending.
- GDP for the year ending March 2016 is now expected to increase 1.7%, down from the 2% expansion initially forecast in April. Inflation forecasts for the year were lowered slightly - to 0.7% from 0.8%.
- Nikkei +0.4%
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