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BOJ should lift key rate to 1% in Second half of FY 2025

BOJ must raise rates to 1% by latter half of fiscal 2025, board member Tamura says

The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation risks, board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

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 · 1d

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.

BOJ will keep raising rates if prices move as forecast, c.bank official says

The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target as projected, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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BOJ’s fresh take on labor crunch opens door for more rate hikes

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

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

Average household monthly income in the same month was 1,179,259 yen, rising 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms ...

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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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Yen Could Strengthen Beyond 150 Vs Dollar If BOJ Sends Hawkish Signals

The yen could strengthen beyond 150 against the dollar as the BOJ moves against the global tide of rate cuts, said SMBC Nikko Securities.

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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 ...

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JGB yields hit fresh multi-year highs on BOJ rate-hike bets

TOKYO: Japan’s government bond yields hit fresh multi-year highs on Friday on bets that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...

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Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ

The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...

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

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

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Yen rises to 8-week high on BOJ hike bets, receding trade war risk

The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...

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