Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting Decisions (July 28)

July 28, 1998
Bank of Japan

(For immediate release)

The Bank today held a Monetary Policy Meeting, a regular meeting of the Policy Board on monetary policy.

By majority vote, the Policy Board decided to leave monetary policy unchanged.

(Reference)

Starting time:

9:00 a.m.

Members present :

Masaru Hayami ( Chairman, Governor )

Sakuya Fujiwara ( Deputy Governor )

Yutaka Yamaguchi ( Deputy Governor )

Yasuo Gotoh

Susumu Taketomi

Toshio Miki

Nobuyuki Nakahara

Eiko Shinotsuka

Kazuo Ueda

(Others present:)

From Economic Planning Agency :

Eiji Kawade, Co-ordination Bureau Director General ( from 9:00 a.m. )

Release of minutes :

2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 1998