Bank of Japan Debates Timing of Interest Rate Hikes Amid Market Volatility The Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains split on when to raise interest rates, with some policymakers urging caution due to potential market volatility,

Stefan Angrick, associate director and senior economist at Moody’s Analytics, described the tone of the BOJ’s Outlook Report as being “moderately” hawkish.

The Bank of Japan kept its policy interest rate unchanged at around 0.25 percent as widely expected at the end of a two-day meeting T

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility after the U.S. presidential election, a summary of opinions at their October meeting showed on Monday.

The summary of opinions from the BOJ’s October policy meeting on Monday revealed divisions among members on the timing of future interest rate hikes, with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility.