"Mr. BOJ" to appear in Japanese Parliament, 05:00 GMT

Masayoshi Amamiya, the Bank of Japan's Executive Director, will be appearing in Japan's Parliament from 05:00 GMT, or 2 pm Tokyo time, where he is expected to join the growing list of Japanese officials stressing to markets the need to not expect any changes to the BoJ's fiscal policies. As Bloomberg points out, "He may join the coordinated efforts to push back expectations for policy normalization."

Director Amamiya is often referred to as "Mr. BOJ" within the central bank due to his integral nature in normal operations. Mr. BOJ is largely responsible for managing interest rates and keeping consumer prices plodding towards the central bank's 2% targets. Director Amamiya is likely to be slated to take over the helm of the BoJ for Governor Kuroda, who's term is slated to end soon.