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title: "Bank of Japan seen dropping hawkish signs even as it keeps rates steady"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283758106.md"
description: "The Bank of Japan is anticipated to maintain steady interest rates next week while indicating a potential hike as early as June, due to inflation risks stemming from a war-driven energy shock. Investors are closely watching the BOJ's quarterly outlook report and comments, as markets have largely discounted the likelihood of an immediate rate increase."
datetime: "2026-04-23T03:21:18.000Z"
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# Bank of Japan seen dropping hawkish signs even as it keeps rates steady

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady next week but signal its readiness to hike them as soon as June, as a war-driven energy shock puts policymakers on guard against mounting inflation risks. With markets having priced out the chance of a rate increase, investors are focusing on the BOJ's quarterly outlook report and comments

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