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title: "IMF Calls for Continued Interest Rate Hikes by the Bank of Japan"
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description: "International Monetary Fund (IMF): It is appropriate for the Bank of Japan to withdraw its monetary easing policy. The Bank of Japan should continue to gradually raise interest rates"
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# IMF Calls for Continued Interest Rate Hikes by the Bank of Japan

International Monetary Fund (IMF): It is appropriate for the Bank of Japan to withdraw its monetary easing policy.

The Bank of Japan should continue to gradually raise interest rates.

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