BOJ to Consider Rate Hike through Early Next Year

BOJ to Consider Rate Hike through Early Next Year

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)—The Bank of Japan is expected to consider raising its policy interest rate to 0.75 pct in earnest from this autumn until early next year.

Hedge funds boost yen option bets on BOJ rate-hike signals

Hedge funds are ramping up bullish wagers on the Japanese yen through options trades after Bank of Japan officials signalled they remain open to further rate hikes this year, despite political uncertainty in Tokyo, according to a report by Bloomberg. Options data from CME Group show heavy activity in dollar-yen puts, particularly contracts expiring in October with a strike at 142.35, which accounted for more than a fifth of total put volume on T…

BOJ to raise interest rate again in Q4, majority of economists say: Reuters poll - Regional Media News

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will raise its key interest rate by at least 25 basis points in the October-December quarter, a majority of economists said in a Reuters poll, down from nearly two-thirds a month ago. Even as markets expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week, 93% of analysts in the September 2-9 poll who answered an extra question said that would not delay the BOJ’s push for slightly ti…