Bank of Japan Meeting Minutes: The depreciation of the yen may lead to faster rate hikes

Bank of Japan members are closely monitoring the impact of a weak yen on inflation, and believe that interest rates may be raised faster as a result.

Zhitong Finance24minutes ago

Joint defense of the yen? The Bank of Japan “turned hawk”, and the Ministry of Finance declined to clarify whether to intervene

Most of the Bank of Japan's review committee members have turned hawkish, and the Ministry of Finance refused to confirm that it had intervened and issued another verbal warning.

Golden10 Data34minutes ago

Bank of Japan members collectively turned hawk: it is necessary to raise interest rates steadily, and the interest rate path may be faster than expected

① The minutes of the Bank of Japan's April policy meeting show that several members of the Bank of Japan called for the need to raise interest rates steadily to prevent the risk of inflation exceeding; ② At the meeting, the Bank of Japan gave a forecast that future inflation will remain at around 2%; ③ some members pointed out that as the possibility of achieving the forecast increases, interest rates must be raised at the right time, and the rate hike path may be faster than expected.

cls.cn35minutes ago

The summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan's April policy meeting shows that members are closely watching the impact of a weak yen on inflation and expect that interest rates may rise faster as a result. According to the summary of opinions from the A

The summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan's April policy meeting shows that members are closely watching the impact of a weak yen on inflation and expect that interest rates may rise faster as a result. According to the summary of opinions from the April 25-26 policy meeting released on Thursday, one of the nine members said, “In the context of the weakening yen, the pace of monetary policy normalization is likely to accelerate if potential inflation continues to rise and deviate from the benchmark scenario.” Another member pointed out that due to the depreciation of the yen and high oil prices, “the risk that prices will deviate upward from the benchmark situation is worth paying attention to.”

Zhitong Finance10:26

Express News | Bank of Japan members are closely watching the impact of the yen on inflation and expect that interest rates may rise more quickly

Breakings10:22

Japan's Real Wages in March Decreases 2.5%

Japan's real wages in March decreased 2.5% from the same month a year earlier, resuming the declining trend over the past two years, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Thursday.

MT Newswires10:20