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Shoki Omori, Deutsche Securities' chief Japan fixed-income strategist, said the BOJ now judges underlying/core inflation has reached 2%, marking a shift in its policy objective from trying to raise inflation to preventing it from running hot. That alters the BOJ's reaction function and warrants market re-pricing. An 8-1 vote and a board member's push for a rate rise reinforce the change. Markets are shifting discussion from when the next hike will occur to where the policy rate will ultimately settle.

WTI and Brent both rose about $0.80; WTI touched $103/bbl, up 1.11% intraday, while Brent gained just over 1.00% to $112.17/bbl.