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Kuroda Says BOJ to Stay on Rate Hike Path

BOJ's fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes

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Bloomberg L.P. · 4d

Kuroda Says BOJ to Stay on Rate Hike Path as Deflation Has Ended

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to normalize policy, according to former BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, whose term was defined by ultra easy monetary settings.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 4d

Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Potentially Faster Rate Hikes

In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October.

Kyodo News on MSN · 4d

BOJ should lift key rate to 1% in 2nd half of FY 2025: board member

The Bank of Japan should raise its policy interest rate, currently at 0.5 percent, to at least around 1 percent in the latter half of the next fiscal year ending March 2026 to tame inflation, a board member said Thursday.

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IMF expects BOJ to raise rates again this year, eye neutral level by end-2027

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

BOJ’s Rate Likely to Go Higher Than Consensus, Ex-Official Says

The Bank of Japan is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s ...

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EUR/JPY moves above 156.50, upside seems limited due to rising odds of BoJ’s rate hikes

EUR/JPY halts its three-day losing streak, trading around 156.70 during the Asian session on Monday. The upside of the ...

Hawkish BOJ policymaker urges raising rates to at least 1%

The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation ...

Yahoo Finance13d

BOJ to raise rates again by July, eventually eye hike to 1.5%, says ex-policymaker

BOJ executives probably want to raise short-term rates at least to 1.5% by the end of fiscal 2026, so they have scope to reduce borrowing costs when the economy faces another downturn, Sakurai said.

BOJ Aims to Achieve 2% Inflation as Measured by Overall CPI, Governor Ueda Says

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will aim to achieve 2% inflation, as ...

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Kuroda's 'Bazooka' Was Losing Fans Within BOJ by Time It Was Expanded, Minutes Show

Under Kuroda, the BOJ deployed a massive asset-buying programme dubbed "quantitative and qualitative easing" (QQE) in April ...

Hang Seng Index Soars on AI Stocks, While Nikkei Falls on BoJ Rate Hike Bets

China’s tariffs target US energy and autos but avoid full escalation. Nikkei dips on BoJ hike bets, while Hang Seng extends ...

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Analysis-BOJ's fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...

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Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes

Japan's household spending in December rose 2.7% year on year in real terms, according to a Friday report from the Statistics ...

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