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BOJ’s Ueda: Says rates will rise if outlook strengthens, inflation to re-accelerate
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reinforced the central bank’s tightening bias, signalling that further rate hikes remain likely if incoming data strengthen confidence in the Bank’s economic and inflation forecasts. In comments reported by Yomiuri, Ueda said the BoJ’s “basic stance” is to continue raising interest rates if the probability of its growth and price projections materialising increases. While underlying inflation has yet to fully reach the 2% target, policy will be guided to ensure it converges sustainably to around that level without overshooting on a persistent basis. Ueda added that the Bank ... (full story)
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BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: DOES NOT EXPECT MAJOR IMPACT FROM NEW TRUMP TARIFFS ON JAPAN BUT MONITORING CLOSELY; BOJ TO REVIEW DATA AT MARCH AND APRIL MEETINGS BEFORE DECIDING ON POLICY – YOMIURI.
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