Japan's economy minister will attend today's Bank of Japan meeting

<p>Japan's Economy Minister Shindo will attend today's BoJ policy meeting:</p><ul><li> the first attendance by a cabinet minister since April 2020</li></ul><p>I wonder what the significance of this could be? Given USD/JPY is barely changed on the news, its around 142.75, perhaps its not overly significant?</p><p>Earlier previews:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/bank-of-japan-policy-meeting-preview-2024-could-be-the-game-changer-20231218/" target="_self">Bank of Japan policy meeting preview: 2024 could be the game changer</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/bank-of-japan-statement-is-due-tuesday-preview-20231218/" target="_blank" data-article-link="true">Bank of Japan statement is due Tuesday – preview</a></li></ul><p>Shindo replaced Shigeyuki Goto as economy minister in a cabinet reshuffle back in September. </p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.