Japan's Bank of Japan released its Summary of Opinions from the July 31 policy meeting on August 10, showing the nine-member board was divided between members who wanted to hold the rate at 1% to assess the effect of recent hikes and members who wanted to tighten faster; the summary flagged Middle East oil prices, AI-driven energy demand, and yen weakness as upside risks to inflation, and signalled the board was considering a September hike