Our base case remains that Japan will reach a deal with the US to fend off the threatened 25% US tariff. If that deal is reached soon and includes no or only a modest increase in the US tariff rate, the case for another BoJ rate hike in October remains intact. But any further delay in negotiations or a deal with a more drastic increase in US tariffs would probably convince the Bank to delay tightening until next year.
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