- Hajime Takata, one of the BOJ’s most hawkish members, said the central bank needs to raise rates nimbly after assessing domestic financial conditions and overseas developments.
- The comments add to growing speculation that the BOJ could deliver a policy move in the near term.
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“I believe that the Bank needs to conduct rate hikes nimbly after gauging the degree of accommodation in domestic financial conditions, in addition to examining developments overseas”