Former BOJ official suggests policy rate may exceed 2% this cycle
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Former BOJ official suggests policy rate may exceed 2% this cycle
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Remark raises market-implied BOJ tightening expectations, supporting further upward pressure on JGB yields and contributing to yen volatility against the dollar.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-07-09
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Former BOJ official suggests policy rate may exceed 2% this cycle”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-09. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-09/former-boj-official-suggests-policy-rate-may-exceed-2-this-cycle-008759
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