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BOJ’s Himino: Appropriate to Keep Raising Rates in Line with Economic, Price Trends Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy Speech at a Meeting with Local Leaders in Eastern Hokkaido Thank you for joining us today. Thank you also for your support for the Bank of Japan and its Kushiro Branch and Obihiro Office. Economic Activity and Prices Let me begin by discussing the outlook for Japan's economic activity and prices. One factor that could sway the outlook is the direction taken by the new U.S. administration. The Philosophy and Policies of the New U.S. Administration Eight months have passed since the new U.S. administration took office, and I tend to believe I have learned a lot about its approaches. However, the unexpected developments I face almost daily make me realize that there are still things to be learned. So, I am still in the process of formulating my view, but if I could offer some personal and tentative reflections, I would argue that there are three characteristics that define the current administration's way of thinking. First, the administration adopts a holistic approach and treats political, economic, and cultural matters, as well as domestic and international affairs, as integral parts of a single, inseparable policy agenda. Second, while it is highly flexible in its tactical decisions, s BOJ Deputy Gov Himino assessing impact of U.S. tariff policy on Japan's economic activity, prices is not easy BOJ’s Himino: Gradual Reduction of BOJ’s Balance Sheet Would Be Prudent boj deputy gov himino: underlying inflation is gradually speeding toward 2%, likely to converge to levels consistent with boj's target though there are various upside, downside risks

BOJ Deputy Governor Himino Says If U.S. Tariffs Do Not Affect Japan’s Economy, It Would Support Raising Interest Rates BOJ DEPUTY GOV HIMINO: HARD TO SAY EXACTLY WHEN BOJ CAN JUDGE IMPACT OF U.S. TARIFFS ON JAPAN'S ECONOMY WOULD BE LIMITED BOJ DEPUTY GOV HIMINO: WANT TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW U.S. TARIFFS AFFECT U.S. ECONOMY AND JAPANESE CORPORATE PROFITS BoJ's Himino: As for the timing of the rate hike, all I can say is that we want to ensure it is not premature and not too late

ECB's Schnabel: Tariffs are on balance inflationary ECB's Schnabel: I do not see a reason for a further rate cut ECB's Schnabel: Inflation risks are tilted to the upside ECB's Schnabel: I'm less worried about the exchange rate ECB's Schnabel: Global rate hikes may come earlier than people think