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.
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.
BOJ’s Tamura says interest rate needs to rise to at least 1%
A speech by the board member is likely to further fuel market speculation that more rate hikes are in the pipeline.
BoJ's Tamura suggests gradual rate hike in a timely manner
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Thursday suggested a gradual rate hike in a timely manner. Tamura added that the central bank to raise rates to approximately 1% by the latter half of fiscal 2025.
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.
BOJ’s rate likely to go higher than consensus, ex-official says
My base view is that there is a lot more coming,” the former director said. 'There is little logical reason to believe that rate hikes will stop early.”
Tokyo Inflation Continues to Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting the Bank of Japan’s plan to pursue more interest-rate increases.
Hawkish BOJ policymaker urges raising rates to at least 1%
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, remarks that pushed up the yen as they reinforced bets of a near-term rate hike.
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 Aims to Achieve 2% Inflation as Measured by Overall CPI, Governor Ueda Says
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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.
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BOJ Will Keep Raising Rates if Economy on Track, Deputy Governor Himino Says
"If our economic and price forecasts are achieved, we will raise our policy rate accordingly and adjust the degree of ...
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Japan wages grow most since 1997, supporting BOJ hike path
Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike decision and keeping the bank on track for further tightening steps.  Nominal ...
BOJ’s Ueda Voices Confidence on Rate Hike Messaging to Market
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JPY: BOJ policy rate is still expected to peak around 1.00% – Société Générale
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What Decades Of Easy Money Mean For Japan's Fiscal Future
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