REPEAT: POV: NO FIREWORKS FORESEEN, RINBAN IN...>

BOJ: REPEAT: POV: NO FIREWORKS FORESEEN, RINBAN IN FOCUS

- THIS TIME: No change expected at Friday's MonPol decision, focus is on the

presser with Kuroda very aware of the risks surrounding miscommunication.

- LAST TIME: The BOJ scrapped its timeframe for achieving its 2% inflation goal

and Kataoka called for additional easing, he is a persistent dissenter.

- INFLATION: Slow consumer price gains continue to disappoint BOJ board members

and officials but the board is set to maintain its bond yield targets as the

momentum toward hitting the 2% infln target, although weak, remains intact,

according to sources familiar with the BOJ policy-making process. For full story

see MNI Main Wire at 05:06 BST 06/12.

- TRADE WARS: BOJ officials see a slump in the European Union as a more

immediate risk to Japan's modest economic recovery than the longer-term drag of

U.S. trade disputes, sources familiar with BoJ thinking told MNI. For full story

see MNI Main Wire at 05:36 BST 06/07.

- RINBAN: There will likely be questions regarding Rinban ops at the press

conference. The BoJ has trimmed the 3-5 & 5-10 Year buckets since Apr decision.