Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for raising rates at least to 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 reinforcing bets of a near-term rate hike.
Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Faster Rate Hikes
Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura said, “Raising short-term interest rates to at least around 1% in the latter half of fiscal 2025 is necessary to reduce upside risk to prices and achieve the price stability target in a sustainable and stable manner.
Bank of Japan 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 per cent by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain upside inflation risks, its board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday. Read more at The Business Times.
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.
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