Former Bank of Japan Executive Eiji Maeda Expects December or Another Rate Hike
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Former Bank of Japan Executive Director Eiji Maeda expects the future pace of rate hikes may be approximately once every 3 months.
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Former Bank of Japan Executive Expects Rate Hikes Every 3 Months
BlockBeats reports that October 21, former Executive Director of the Bank of Japan, said that the BOJ may continue raising interest rates every 3 months to control the risk of inflation deviating from its price stability target. Eiji Maeda said: “I expect the next rate hike to come in December, followed by another rate hike next year in March or April. At present, the pace of rate hikes has accelerated to approximately once every 3 months, which I believe is appropriate.” This assessment is also broadly in line with market expectations.
Maeda said he does not entirely rule out the possibility that the BOJ could raise rates at consecutive monetary policy meetings in the future, such as in the event of a sharp depreciation of the yen. However, he believes this is unlikely at present. Maeda said: “If the BOJ announces rate hikes at consecutive meetings, markets may increasingly expect it to continue raising rates at the next meeting, which would entail considerable risk. Therefore, the BOJ has reason to avoid raising rates at consecutive meetings.” (Jin10)
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/372902
Key points
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Eiji Maeda said that he expects the next rate hike to come in December, followed by another rate hike next year in March or April.
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Eiji Maeda believes that a pace of rate hikes approximately every 3 months is appropriate.
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The report stated that this assessment is broadly in line with market expectations.
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Eiji Maeda did not entirely rule out the possibility of the BOJ raising rates at consecutive monetary policy meetings, citing a sharp depreciation of the yen as a possible scenario.
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Eiji Maeda believes that consecutive rate hikes at successive meetings are unlikely at present.
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Eiji Maeda said that rate hikes at consecutive meetings could make markets more inclined to expect continued hikes at the next meeting, giving the BOJ reason to avoid doing so.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This is a former Bank of Japan executive’s forecast of the future interest-rate path: he believes the BOJ may raise rates at intervals of approximately 3 months, but if the yen depreciates sharply, rate hikes at consecutive meetings cannot be entirely ruled out.
Why it matters to readers
This view offers a reference for observing the BOJ’s future rate path and notes that a sharp depreciation of the yen may affect the frequency of rate hikes.
A rate hike is an increase in the policy interest rate and generally represents monetary-policy tightening. Beginners should distinguish a former official’s forecast from a formal decision already made by the BOJ.
Risks and unknowns
The timing and pace above are Eiji Maeda’s forecasts, not formally announced decisions of the BOJ.
The report does not provide formal statements or interest-rate decisions from subsequent BOJ meetings.
The specific year referred to by “next year March or April” cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
“Broadly in line with market expectations” is not supported by specific surveys or data in the text.
The content was republished by BlockBeats from Jin10; the full original interview or remarks were not provided.
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