“My view is that ... the output gap is already in positive territory in reality and the lack of supply capacity is exerting upward pressure on prices,” Naoki Tamura, a hawkish BOJ board ...

OKAYAMA--The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% as soon as the second half of next fiscal year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, reinforcing the bank's ...

Board member Naoki Tamura also said earlier this month the BOJ must raise rates to at least 1% by early 2026. The hawkish BOJ signals have led markets to price in a roughly 80% chance of a rate ...