U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did not mention the Bank of Japan's interest rate policy during her visit to Tokyo

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Basset met with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki a few days before the Bank of Japan's next interest rate decision, but did not discuss the Bank of Japan's monetary policy. Two months ago, he referred to the Bank of Japan as "lagging behind" on inflation issues, but this time he changed his stance. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters that the two officials did not discuss the Bank of Japan's policy during their first meeting in Tokyo. The two talked for over an hour, and Basset pointed out that the Japanese stock market welcomed Suzuki's appointment, as the Nikkei 225 index broke the 50,000-point mark for the first time on Monday, she said