A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Signs of a hawkish tilt by the Bank of Japan prodded a bit of life out of that country’s bond and currency markets on Wednesday, while most investors stayed focused on what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may have to say later in the day. A summary of the BOJ’s January meeting showed a growing view within the board that conditions were falling into place to pull short-term interest rates out of negative territory. “After assessing the degree of macroeconomic effects of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake by monitoring its impact…