Bank of Japan

BOJ raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes

It offers a slightly more upbeat view on the economy than at its previous meeting in October

Kazuo Ueda’s policy board is widely expected to raise its benchmark rates by a quarter percentage point to 0.75% at the end of the two-day meeting on Friday.

BOJ is set to raise benchmark rates to highest level since 1995

Japan’s first female prime minister has refrained from criticising Ueda’s plans to dial back monetary easing as she prioritises the inflation fight

With inflation exceeding its 2% target for well over three years, a growing number of BOJ board members have signalled their readiness to vote for a rate hike.

Japan business mood hits four-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike view alive

Companies expect inflation to hit 2.4% one, three and five years ahead, the tankan shows

The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to present higher growth forecasts that may cement the tentative rate hold officials have enforced since May.

Rich world’s rate-cut momentum is fading away

Central bankers are stepping back to assess how their progress so far is impacting growth and inflation

Japan's real borrowing costs remain deeply negative, a point the BOJ will likely stress next week to justify further rate increases.

BOJ to pledge more rate hikes at next week’s policy meeting: sources

A potential hike to 0.75% will bring the central bank’s policy rate to levels unseen in three decades

The BOJ will focus on what is driving the moves rather than specific yield levels, and stay cautious on intervening, sources said.

Bank of Japan reluctant to intervene on rising yields, sources say

The recent rises are due to investors taking a wait-and-see approach on uncertainty over how far the BOJ can eventually raise rates

BOJ gavoernor Kazuo Ueda indicated that the bank is not likely to be done once it has raised rates again as it continues to adjust the level of support for the economy.

BOJ’s Ueda says Japan is getting closer to sustainable inflation

Markets bet the central bank will lift rates to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, on Dec 19

Officials see a high likelihood of increasing the benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.75 per cent at the end of a two-day gathering on Dec 19.

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