boj minutes, 2002-11-19
U.S. financial markets had generally been stable since the previous Monetary Policy Meeting on October 30, 2002, despite such events as the off-year election on November 5, a reduction of the target for the federal funds rate by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on November 6, and the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iraq on November 8.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: financial_stability