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BOJ could hike rates as early as March, up to 3 times in 2026, Mizuho executive says
The Bank of Japan could raise key interest rates again as early as March and deliver up to three hikes this year in light of persistent inflation and yen weakness, Mizuho Financial Group's markets chief told Reuters on Thursday. With the yen having weakened and inflation continuing to run above the BOJ's target, "we can expect as many as three rate hikes this year, and it's entirely possible that the next one could come as early as March or April," Kenya Koshimizu, co-head of the lender's global markets division, said. Koshimizu said there are many positive factors right now, including 3-4 per cent nominal economic ... (full story)
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