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  • BOJ to raise interest rates to 1.5% under Ueda, ex-central bank policymaker says

    From channelnewsasia.com

    The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates three more times to 1.5 per cent during Governor Kazuo Ueda's remaining term through early 2028, former central bank board member Makoto Sakurai told Reuters on Monday. The first hike to 1.0 per cent could come around June or July next year depending on the strength of the U.S. economy, as well as domestic wage and price developments, Sakurai said. Further rate increases could become more challenging as they would bring borrowing costs closer to levels deemed neutral to the economy, and draw criticism from reflationist advisors of dovish premier Sanae Takaichi, he ... (full story)

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DonFF
Dec 23, 2025 10:46am
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Most of the comments here ignore the reality that currency movements are timed, organized, and generally orderly.

Market makers had to take the JPY up to close the multi-year contracts and facilitate new ones!

Makoto is providing useful information to confirm that we must expect that by next July, the Yen will start its descent. Either way, it's moving down soon; it's only a matter of whether it will be sudden or gradual!
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Trader#24FD
Dec 22, 2025 3:37am
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from this article, it looks like Sanae Takaichi could be the main culprit of the weak yen now. By right the PM should not interfere in the BOJ's monetary policy decisions. Since she was elected , yen has fallen by more than 6% . Wonder when intervention is going to happen to stop yen fall
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LT51
Dec 22, 2025 3:38am
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wow this is embarassing. "likely", "depending"
He should just stop saying anything, let the market self-recover, this is doing no good at all.
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Trader#A111
Dec 22, 2025 5:15am
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He should stop yen fall further before give any speak again or else yen couldn't gain back public confident.
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Trader#4617
Dec 22, 2025 3:46am
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Why ueda didn't say this during press conference last Friday? He should have, then yen would not have fallen so much. He needs to improve his public speaking.
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Trader#FF4E
Dec 22, 2025 10:08am
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I'm surprised that no ond has ever Ueda to be careful with his comments which can cause yen to depreciate. Each time he opens his mouth, yen falls
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