BOJ’s rate hike plans face political curve ball
[ad_1] New premier Ishiba's remarks cast doubt on BOJ's rate hike plansPolitical uncertainty, yen may prompt BOJ to hold fire for nowBOJ ended negative rates in March in historic shiftTOKYO,…
Political uncertainty may prod BOJ to pause, but not end, rate hike path
[ad_1] Kishida's departure will deprive BOJ of counterpart to work withMost candidates to succeed Kishida favor policy normalizationPolitical uncertainty diminishes chance of Sept or Oct rate hikeReversal of weak-yen trend…