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BoJ unlikely to lift interest rates anytime soon

The Bank of Japan today upgraded its assessment of inflation risks to “broadly balanced” for the first time since 2014. However, it reiterated its pledge to keep expanding the monetary base until inflation exceeds 2% and also signaled that it will keep interest rates low. With inflation set to fall well short of the BoJ’s 2% target for the foreseeable future, the Bank won’t be able to tighten policy.

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