The Bank of Japan will continue to raise policy rates if the economy and prices move as expected.
The Bank of Japan voted 8-1 to raise interest rates for the third time, saying real interest rates remain negative and will continue to rise as needed. Click to view...
Makoto Sakurai, a former member of the Bank of Japan's policy committee, said the possibility that the Bank of Japan will delay raising interest rates until March is increasing given the growing uncertainty caused by US President-elect Trump. "When Trump comments on various things, there seems to be too much uncertainty. There may not be enough reason to support a rate hike in January." Sakurai's remarks came as Bank of Japan watchers were looking for hints about a rate hike this month or later....
The Bank of Japan's September meeting notes that members agreed to continue raising interest rates if economic and price forecasts are in line with expectations.
The Bank of Japan's September meeting notes that members agreed to continue raising interest rates if economic and price forecasts are in line with expectations.
"There is almost no chance that the BoJ will raise rates on October 31, and if they raise rates every time, it will give the impression of raising rates every three months," said a former BoJ governor. (Jin Ten)
Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said: "If trend inflation rises as we forecast, it is appropriate to raise interest rates." (Kim Ten)
Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said that despite two interest rate hikes, Japan's interest rate may still be lower than the neutral rate.
The Bank of Japan suspended interest rate hikes, leaving its policy rate unchanged at 0.25%, in line with market expectations.
On September 12, according to a report by Jin Ten, Bank of Japan member Naoki Tamura said that interest rates need to be raised in a timely and gradual manner. The current market view on the path of interest rates is gradual.
The Bank of Japan is understood to see little need for a rate hike next week.
Makoto Sakurai, a former governor of the Bank of Japan, said that the Bank of Japan cannot raise interest rates again this year, and it is uncertain whether to raise interest rates again before March next year.
The Bank of Japan will not raise policy rates if the financial marekt is unstable, said Shinichi Uchida, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan. In his first public remarks since the historic collapse of the Japanese stock market, Uchida said that recent market movements have been "extremely unstable" and that the central bank needs to maintain loose monetary policy for the time being. Uchida pointed out that authorities need to monitor any potential impact of market movements on prices and the ov...
According to the Nikkei News, the Bank of Japan is considering raising its policy rate to 0.25% at its meeting that ends on Wednesday, and is also considering a decision to reduce the size and pace of its monthly purchases of Japanese government bonds.
The three main central banks, including the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England, will hold policy meetings this week, and the outcome is expected to be at least different. The Bank of Japan will announce its first decision on Wednesday, and analysts are currently divided on whether the central bank will raise its policy rate from its current 0% -0.1% or signal an imminent rate hike. Beautiful...