2% inflation wouldn’t be enough for rate hike

While the war in Ukraine will lift Japanese inflation to the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, continued weakness in wage pressures and underlying inflation mean that the Bank won’t respond with a rate hike. And while Governor Kuroda’s successor may be more hawkish, we don’t foresee tightening next year either.

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