Bank of Japan will hike rates before year-end

The Bank of Japan decided to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace from next year and retained its pessimistic outlook for the economy. However, we expect that mounting upside risks to the Bank’s inflation forecasts will prompt the Bank to hike rates again by the end of the year.

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