Sources: The Bank of Japan may raise its inflation forecast;October meeting expected to keep interest rates unchanged
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people familiar with the matter said the Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year, but the meeting this month is expected to keep interest rates unchanged.
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Sources: The Bank of Japan may raise its inflation forecast but keep interest rates unchanged
BlockBeats reports,October 20, people familiar with the matter said that the Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year in forecasts released this month, as rising oil prices are exerting more persistent-than-expected price pressure on the economy. The sources said that, given the Bank of Japan raised interest rates only last month, it is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the October 30-day policy meeting ending 2, unless the yen exchange rate declines sharply again, thereby raising import costs and overall inflation.
However, the sources also said that the Bank of Japan may continue to emphasize growing inflation risks in its quarterly report released after the meeting, leaving room for another interest-rate hike as early as December. One person noted: “Consumer price increases may persist longer than expected, although underlying inflation has not changed significantly.”
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Key points
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BlockBeats October 20 reported that people familiar with the matter said the Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year.
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The report attributed the possible upward revision to the inflation outlook to more persistent-than-expected price pressure from rising oil prices.
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Sources expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates unchanged at the October 30-ending 2-day policy meeting.
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The expectation of unchanged interest rates is conditional: unless the yen exchange rate declines sharply again, raising import costs and overall inflation.
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Sources said the quarterly report may continue to emphasize growing inflation risks, leaving room for another interest-rate hike as early as December.
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One person said that consumer price increases may persist longer than expected, but underlying inflation has not changed significantly.
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Put simply, people familiar with the matter believe the Bank of Japan may raise its assessment of future inflation, but will most likely leave interest rates unchanged this month. If the yen falls sharply again and drives up import costs and overall inflation, the interest-rate assessment could change; the quarterly report may also preserve the possibility of December another interest-rate hike.
Why it matters to readers
This concerns how the Bank of Japan assesses price pressures, whether it will keep interest rates unchanged this month, and whether it may raise interest rates again as early as December.
Beginners should distinguish between “predictions by people familiar with the matter” and “official decisions by the Bank of Japan”; the current report describes possibilities and conditions, not policy outcomes that have already been announced.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from anonymous people familiar with the matter; no official Bank of Japan forecast or meeting decision has been seen.
Whether the Bank of Japan will raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year has not been confirmed.
October Whether the meeting will keep interest rates unchanged has not been confirmed.
Whether the yen will fall sharply again, and whether this will raise import costs and overall inflation, remains uncertain.
Whether the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again as early as December has not been determined.
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