Analyzing monetary policy and its market impact
BOJ reports Feb 2026 monetary base at 580.9 trillion yen, down 10.6% YoY. Call rate at 0.728% as normalization advances; BOJ Tankan shows improvement in manufacturers.
Unsecured overnight call rate stays at 0.728% as CPI slows to 2.1%. Monetary base YoY -9.5% and M2 1279.1 trillion yen; corporate sentiment improves under tightening.