The Bank of Japan is preparing markets for a possible interest rate hike as soon as next month, sources say, reviving previous hawkish language as worries about sharp yen declines return and political pressure for the bank to keep rates low fades. A change in BOJ messaging over the past week has shifted focus back to inflationary risks of a weak yen from earlier worries about the U.S. economy, comments aimed at reminding markets a December rate hike was still a prospect, two people familiar with the bank's thinking told Reuters. The pivot back to a hawkish footing also follows a key meeting between Prime Minister ... (full story)