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BOJ set to hold rates this month, hike to 0.75% in Q3, most likely July: Reuters poll
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of economists expecting a 25-basis-point hike to 0.75 per cent in the third quarter, most likely in July, a Reuters poll showed. The survey also found 90 per cent of economists expecting negative or somewhat negative effects on the Japanese economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.The results show the BOJ remains a global outlier in its push for slightly tighter monetary conditions as chaotic U.S. tariff policy changes rattle financial markets and reignite concerns over a global economic ... (full story)