With inflation sinking and side effects piling up, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s views will come under scrutiny after the Bank of Japan’s first policy meeting of the year on Wednesday. All but one of 50 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the central bank to leave its policy settings unchanged. Most also expect it to cut its inflation outlook yet again, including a significant downgrade to the fiscal year that starts in April, when it releases its quarterly report. Ahead of a policy meeting by the European Central Bank on Thursday and the Federal Reserve next week, the focus in Tokyo will be on Kuroda’s take on ... (full story)