RBA Holds Rates but Warns of Rising Inflation Pressures 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
Bank of Korea Downplays Liquidity’s Role in Weak Won and Housing Price Surge 
ECB Signals Steady Rates Ahead as Policymakers Warn of Inflation Risks 
South Korea Warns Weak Won Could Push Inflation Higher in 2025 
Bank of Japan Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Inflation Pressures Persist 
RBA Unlikely to Cut Interest Rates in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist, Says Westpac 
Austan Goolsbee Signals Potential for More Fed Rate Cuts as Inflation Shows Improvement 
Hong Kong Cuts Base Rate as HKMA Follows U.S. Federal Reserve Move 
- Most members shared view momentum for Japan's inflation to reach 2 pct inflation was being maintained
- Some members said factors that would support rise in prices going forward had been increasing
- One member said recent yen depreciation might push up prices in short run but would not raise underlying trend in inflation
- Many members said yield curve control had been functioning as intended, JGB yield curve had been formed smoothly despite global yield rises
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Many members said BOJ must pursue powerful monetary easing as still long way to go to hit 2 pct inflation target
Here is the full text (PDF): http://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmsche_minu/minu_2016/g161220.pdf
