The Bank of Japan will on Tuesday release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting on July 10 and 11, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. At the meeting, the central bank decided to maintain its plan to double the monetary base in two years, while upgrading its assessment of the economy. The decision to keep the target of the monetary base expansion at an annual pace of JPY 60-70 trillion was taken unanimously by the nine-member policy board. The BoJ also kept rates on hold at 0 to 0.10 percent. Japan also will see June figures for core machine orders, with analysts forecasting a decline ... (full story)