boj-releases-minutes-of-2016-negative-rate-decision-meeting
# Bank of Japan# negative rates
Key Points
- The BOJ released minutes of the January 2016 meeting that introduced negative rates
- A first-hand record for assessing the unconventional easing era
Analysis
Following its ten-year disclosure rule, the BOJ released minutes of the January 2016 meeting that adopted negative rates by a razor-thin 5-4 vote — first-hand material for assessing the Kuroda easing era, published just as the policy rate sits back at 1%.