Hawkish Bank of Japan policymaker signals rate-hike chance 'this spring'

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TOKYO, Feb 13 : Japan is "very close" to durably achieving the central bank's 2 per cent inflation target, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said on Friday, signaling the chance of an interest rate hike in coming months. Tamura also said current interest rates remain "considerably distant" from levels deemed neutral for the economy, suggesting that several more rate hikes could be foreseen before monetary policy begins to constrain growth. "The underlying inflation rate has been gradually

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Hawkish Bank of Japan policymaker signals rate-hike chance 'this spring' https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ - 13.02.2026 08:59