BoJ rate hike speculation intensifies as Governor Ueda hints at pivotal January meeting on monetary policy. USD/JPY faces volatility ahead of BoJ decision; trade, inflation, and PMI data likely to ...

ING's economist covering Japan, Min Joo Kang, has been highlighting the risk of a January BoJ hike for a while – largely because the wage data has been coming in on the strong side. A 25bp hike ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...

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The BOJ could hike rates this month if the board is convinced that sustained, broad-based wage hikes will take hold, and keep inflation durably at its 2 per cent target, they said. "Risks to ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda sent a fresh reminder to bankers that he’s going to raise the benchmark rate if the economy continues to improve this year. “Our stance is that we will raise ...

However, the BoJ and December’s Summary of Opinions failed to provide clear signals. While some board members supported a December hike, Governor Ueda emphasized the need for more wage growth ...