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<li>The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.75% as expected, but a 6–3 split and hawkish guidance keep further rate hikes firmly on the table.</li>
<li>Growth for FY2026 was cut to 0.5% while core CPI was raised to 2.8%, tilting risks towards higher, not lower, future policy rates.</li>
<li>Future hikes hinge on oil prices, wages and the yen; prolonged cost‑push inflation without recession would likely accelerate normalisation.</li>
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The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.75% as expected, but a 6–3 split and hawkish guidance keep further rate hikes firmly on the table.
Growth for FY2026 was cut to 0.5% while core CPI was raised to 2.8%, tilting risks towards higher, not lower, future policy rates.
Future hikes hinge on oil prices, wages and the yen; prolonged cost‑push inflation without recession would likely accelerate normalisation.


BoJ’s Hawkish Hold on Rates