Bank will hike once more in December

The Bank of Japan continues to signal that a rate hike at the upcoming meeting on 31st October is unlikely. With economic activity and inflation evolving as the Bank had anticipated, we still expect another rate hike in December. However, the window for policy tightening will close next year.

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