boj minutes, 2019-01-23
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average had declined through the end of 2018 to around 19,000 yen, mainly against the background of a decline in U.S. stock prices and uncertainties over the U.S.-China trade friction, but rose thereafter, following the rises in U.S. and European stock prices, and was moving at around 20,500 yen recently.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity