Reuters polling of analysts exhibits that 25 of 30, or 83%, stated the central financial institution will ditch its minus 0.1% short-term deposit price on the April assembly:

2 of them stated in March, which has been in place since January 2016
76%, additionally count on the BOJ to scrap yield curve management in April

Reuters provides:

“(The BOJ) can make a decision at April’s meeting based on the preliminary results of the annual labour-management wage talks for big firms and the hearings from BOJ branch managers on wage trends in small and mid-sized firms,” stated Yoshimasa Maruyama, chief market economist at SMBC Nikko Securities.
Two entities, Daiwa Securities and T&D Asset Administration, selected March. One other stated June and two others chosen 2025 or later.
“The longer (BOJ) waits, the more likely it is to miss the right moment as the uncertainty of foreign factors increase,” stated Mari Iwashita, Daiwa Securities’ chief market economist, referring to an impending coverage shift by the BOJ’s friends

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