🇯🇵 BOJ Faces Rising Pressure to Hike Rates Sooner

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is seeing increasing calls from board members to raise interest rates “in a timely fashion” as inflation nears its 2% target, according to Reuters.

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📈 Why this matters:
• A faster BOJ rate hike would narrow the rate gap with the U.S.
• A smaller rate divergence could strengthen the yen 💴
• Japanese government bond yields are already moving higher
• Exporters are adjusting their FX hedging strategies

With inflation remaining sticky and policymakers turning more hawkish, markets are starting to price in the possibility of another rate hike as early as this spring.

🌍 Global impact:
Any shift away from Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy could send ripples through global bond yields and FX markets.

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