- Lower risks to inflation and growth triggered conditions for a rate hike today
- Underlying inflation is running above the 0% mark
So far, market players are not all too convinced. And pardon me for also reserving some skepticism towards the probability of Ueda really hitting back at the government for a second time. For now, “data-dependent” seems to be the best alternative in terms of communication that they can offer.
USD/JPY is continuing to climb on the day, up to 156.38 currently
BOJ governor Ueda says the possibility of further rate hikes will be data-dependent