The yen has made a big comeback! The USD/JPY exchange rate has rebounded from its July low, breaking through the key level of 140 after a year.
The USD/JPY exchange rate has broken through the key psychological level of 140, continuing its upward trend since reaching a near 38-year low in July.
How do you view the recent "hawkish" stance of the Bank of Japan executives? Goldman Sachs: The next interest rate hike may still have to wait until January next year.
Goldman Sachs believes that when evaluating the timing of interest rate hikes, it is important to consider financial market stability and inflation trends. The bank predicts that January next year will be the best time to determine whether Japan's inflation will rebound, and based on this, determine that Japan will raise interest rates in January. However, if there is significant turmoil in the financial markets, the timing of the rate hike may become uncertain.
Decision Analysis: TA's statement, another 50 basis points rate cut! The yen skyrocketed, and gold reached a new high again.
The dollar fell to its lowest level this year against the yen, while gold hit a historic high, as investors increased their bets on a significant rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week.
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Former senior official of the Japan Financial Services Agency: There may be another rate hike before the end of the year!
Former senior official Tomoko Amaya of the Japan Ministry of Finance said that the central bank may raise interest rates again before the end of the year; she said that what matters is not the level or volatility of stock prices, but the level of confidence. The stable recovery of the market is enough to make interest rate hikes possible this year.
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The call for rate hikes is growing louder! Director of the Bank of Japan: If the economic data is reasonable, the rate hikes will continue.
In a speech on Thursday, Takada Tsune stated that if the inflation trend is consistent with the forecast, it is necessary to adjust the 'degree of monetary easing' of the mmf policy.
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