- BOJ policy board debated the need for more rate hikes to adjust "accommodative" financial conditions, according to the September meeting opinion summary.
- Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda named interest rates, bank lending, and asset markets as three factors the central bank will watch in considering further rate hikes.
- The central bank is wary of the weak yen and high crude prices lifting inflation.
Quotes
“The Bank of Japan's policy-setting board debated the need for additional rate hikes to adjust "accommodative" financial conditions, a summary of opinions from its September meeting released Thursday shows, signaling the central bank is closely monitoring interest rates and lending growth in making monetary decisions.”
“Central bank wary of weak yen and high crude prices lifting inflation”