BOJ, Tamura

BOJ must raise rates to 1% by latter half of fiscal 2025, board member Tamura says
The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation risks, board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday.
BOJ keeps up rate-hike signal as wages rise
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2 per cent target as projected, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday."Underlying inflation is heading toward 2 per cent but still remains below that level now.
BOJ’s Tamura says interest rate needs to rise to at least 1%
A speech by the board member is likely to further fuel market speculation that more rate hikes are in the pipeline.
Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for raising rates at least to 1%
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, remarks that pushed up the yen as they reinforcing bets of a near-term rate hike.
Hawkish BOJ policymaker's remarks send dollar to two-month low
Naoki Tamura said the BOJ must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, a remark that reinforced bets of a near-term rate hike.
Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Potentially Faster Rate Hikes
In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October.
Hawkish BOJ policymaker urges raising rates to at least 1%
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, remarks that pushed up the yen as they reinforced bets of a near-term rate hike.
BOJ should lift key rate to 1% in 2nd half of FY 2025: board member
The Bank of Japan should raise its policy interest rate, currently at 0.5 percent, to at least around 1 percent in the latter half of the next fiscal year ending March 2026 to tame inflation, a board member said Thursday.
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BoJ's Tamura suggests gradual rate hike in a timely manner
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Yen rises to 8-week high on BOJ hike bets, receding trade war risk
The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...