Observers see central bank wrapping up rate tightening by July next year
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seen as reluctant to embrace the rate hikes pursued by BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
ISAYA SHIMIZU
August 19, 2026 02:10 JST
TOKYO — Bank of Japan watchers are increasingly betting the central bank will wrap up its current rate-hiking campaign by next summer.