BOJ's Tamura: BOJ should push rates closer toward levels deemed neutral

BoJ's Tamura: Policy rate should be brought closer to the neutral level BoJ's Tamura: Upside risks are rising for inflation BoJ's Tamura: I believe it is necessary to adjust the degree of monetary easing to make the rate closer to the neutral rate BoJ's Tamura: Need to closely monitor US tariff impact, should not have any pre-conception in assessing data BoJ's Tamura: No big negative economic impact from US tariffs so far.

Fed's Miran: AI Investment Could Lead To Higher Neutral Interest Rate FED'S MIRAN SAYS RECENT POLICY CHANGES, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, HAVE PRODUCED FAST CHANGES IN THE NEUTRAL RATE || SAYS CURRENT FED POLICY IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN PEOPLE THINK BECAUSE THE NEUTRAL RATE HAS FALLEN FED'S MIRAN SAYS DON'T THINK MOVING BY MORE THAN 50 BPS CUTS IS NECESSARY MIRAN: NO EVIDENCE IN THE DATA THAT TARIFFS ARE RAISING INFLATION; ARGUMENTS OTHERWISE ARE BASED ON PRIOR TRENDS KEY CATEGORIES OF IMPORTED GOODS ARE NOT SEEING PRICE INCREASES THAT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GOODS

FED'S BARKIN States US Companies Are Not Hiring Or Firing, Maintaining Steady Employment Levels Fed’s Barkin: Clear That Businesses Are Planning To Pass Along What Tariffs They Can - Labour Demand, Supply Shrinking At Same Rate FED'S BARKIN SAYS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH 'IMPROVING SIGNIFICANTLY' Federal Reserve Member Barkin says the Fed is observing much less data and is trying to navigate based on limited information.