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

Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching the BOJ's interest rate moves. The negotiations will start some time in February, and larger companies will respond around mid-March.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2d

Japan Wages Grow Most Since 1997, Helping BOJ Rate Path and Yen

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.

EconoTimes · 1d

Japanese Yen Hits Two-Month High as BOJ’s Tamura Signals Rate Hikes

The Japanese yen strengthened on Thursday, reaching a nearly two-month high as Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Naoki Tamura signaled potential interest rate hikes. The USD/JPY pair dropped 0.5% to 151.

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

Reuters on MSN · 5h

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 the economy by the end of 2027, a senior International Monetary Fund official 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’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 ...

ジャパンタイムズ1h

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 ...

International Monetary Fund5h

Japan: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

What Decades Of Easy Money Mean For Japan's Fiscal Future

As interest rates rise, the value of JGBs could plummet due to heightened inflation and duration risks. Click to read.

6don MSN

Japan’s Underlying Inflation Still Slightly Below Target, BOJ Governor Says

Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

9don MSN

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 ...

ジャパンタイムズ4d

BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in January

One member referred to 'a growing possibility that underlying CPI (consumer price index) inflation will rise steadily toward ...

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