Japan Weekly: What would it take to scupper further BoJ rate hikes?

The Bank of Japan will keep policy settings unchanged for a few months to assess the fallout from the trade war. However, our base case is that the trade war won’t provide a large enough drag on inflation to prevent further monetary tightening altogether. We’re sticking to our forecast that the Bank will lift rates to 1.5% by 2027.

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