BoJ will lift rates to neutral level of 2% by mid-2027
Japan’s economy has coped with the energy shock well and we expect GDP growth to remain solid. While next year’s sales tax cut could result in inflation falling to very low levels, underlying inflationary pressures will remain strong. Accordingly, we now expect the BoJ to lift rates to 2% as soon as mid-2027.
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