The Bank of Japan is expected to hold its key interest rate steady for now before delivering another hike in July, according to a recent poll of economists. More than three-quarters of analysts surveyed believe the rate, currently at a three-decade high of 0.75%, will climb to 1% or higher by September. While the BOJ appears set on a path of gradual tightening, with a median forecast for a terminal rate of 1.5%, it remains an outlier among global central banks, many of which have been cutting borrowing costs. Complicating the central bank's strategy is Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, a self-described ... (full story)