BOJ Should Raise Rates at Every Meeting, Ex-Currency Chief Says
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- The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark interest rate at every meeting, with the goal of taking the rate above 2% in order to narrow the rate differential with the US and ease pressure on the yen, a former Finance…
- The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark interest rate at every meeting, with the goal of taking the rate above 2% in order to narrow the rate differential with the US and ease pressure on the yen, a former Finance Ministry official said.
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The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark interest rate at every meeting, with the goal of taking the rate above 2% in order to narrow the rate differential with the US and ease pressure.
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