BOJ Policy Board Monthly Report: July 2026
Overview
The July 2026 issue (No. 915) of the Bank of Japan Policy Board Monthly Report includes five items related to Monetary Policy Meetings and four items related to regular meetings under resolutions. Reported matters cover inspection results for the second half of fiscal 2025, financial and economic education, the Compliance Meeting, operational risk management and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, and reports on trends and risks in financial institutions’ business operations. The August–September 2026 issue is scheduled for publication in October.
Key points
- Bank of Japan Policy Board Monthly Report, July 2026 (No. 915).
- The resolutions are divided into matters related to Monetary Policy Meetings and matters related to regular meetings.
- The reported matters cover inspections, financial and economic education, compliance, risk management, and other areas.
- The Policy Board Monthly Report for August–September 2026 is scheduled for publication in October.
Overview
This issue is a monthly report organizing resolutions and reported matters of the Bank of Japan Policy Board. The resolutions distinguish between Monetary Policy Meetings and regular meetings, while the reported matters cover inspections, education, meeting activities, risk management, and trends in financial institutions, among other topics.
Details
The Monetary Policy Meeting-related matters cover the guidelines for money market operations, the Bank’s conduct of monetary policy for the time being, the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices for July 2026, the summary of the proceedings of the meetings held on June 15 and 16, 2026, and the scheduled dates of meetings in 2027.
The regular meeting-related matters cover the appointment of a person to act on behalf of the Chair, the appointment of members of the Financial Transactions Review Committee, recommendations for advisors, and matters concerning the June 2026 issue of the Policy Board Monthly Report.
The reported matters include inspection results and other matters for the second half of fiscal 2025, financial and economic education, and the activities of the Compliance Meeting.
It also includes regular reports on the implementation status of operational risk management and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, as well as trends and risks in the business operations of financial institutions.
The notice states that the Policy Board Monthly Report for August–September 2026 is scheduled for publication in October.