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Bank of Japan monetary policy 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 27
OCT 27 · Day 1
Bank of Japan expected to hold rates, stay hawkish
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for the eighth consecutive month in August, climbing 1.5% from a year earlier.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told lawmakers that Japan was on the cusp of shifting to a period of sustained inflation driven by rising wages.
Ryutaro Kimura of BNP Paribas Asset Management said he was waiting to see if the BOJ changes its phrasing about inflation from 'underlying CPI inflation has been approaching 2 percent' to 'has reached 2 percent.'