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Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board member says
While the remarks suggest another rate hike may come earlier than BOJ watchers expect, they also show there is some caution around raising rates again in July.
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What happenedWhile the remarks suggest another rate hike may come earlier than BOJ watchers expect, they also show there is some caution around raising rates again in July.
The headline splitJapan Times frames it as "Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board member says". Radio New Zealand frames it as "Waitaki residents protest against 'unaffordable' rate hikes".
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Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board member says
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While the remarks suggest another rate hike may come earlier than BOJ watchers expect, they also show there is some caution around raising rates again in July.
