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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) released the minutes from its July 30-31 monetary policy meeting, revealing a strategic pivot among policymakers. Members shifted their focus from attempting to lift sluggish inflation to actively preventing it from overshooting the 2% target. Although the central bank maintained its policy rate at 1.0% during the July meeting, officials generally agreed that underlying inflation was steadily approaching their goal amid accommodative financial conditions.
