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BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook after Tokyo’s trade agreement with the U.S. last week, signalling rate hikes may resume later this year. Receding global trade tensions following Sunday’s agreement between the U.S. and the European Union add relief for BOJ policymakers on the outlook of Japan’s export-heavy economy. But the BOJ is likely to warn of lingering uncertainty on how U.S. tariffs affect business activity with the hit to exports seen intensifying later this year, analysts say. “It’s very big progress that reduces ... (full story)
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