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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.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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.

Daily Maverick on MSN3h

Bank of Japan’s fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

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Japan's December household spending beats expectations

Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...

The Associated Press - Business News on MSN14d

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

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Japan government nominates female academic to join BOJ board

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...

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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial ...

Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses

Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary ...

The Independent13d

Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years

This was the highest hike in borrowing rates in Japan since the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on 29 July 2022 (AP) The central bank had last raised the rates in ...

ジャパンタイムズ10d

The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges

The Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike to 0.5% last week came as no surprise — some board members had hinted at it beforehand. The central bank's communication strategy often comes across as ...

Morningstar13d

Bank of Japan Resumes Hiking Rates as Economy Strengthens

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to the highest level since October 2008, as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank's goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed ...

Rice price rise pushes Japan to tap strategic reserves

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry ...

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Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years

Japan's central bank has raised the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years, as it tries to curb rising prices.

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