Bank of Japan must deliver a clear rate hike signal on Friday, Rabobank warns of further downside risks for the yen

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Rabobank strategist Jane Foley pointed out that in this Friday’s policy decision, the Bank of Japan must issue a clear and credible signal about the future path of interest rates; otherwise, the yen may face a new round of depreciation pressure.
Currently, most central banks in G10 countries have entered a rate-hiking cycle, and the market expects more central banks to follow in tightening policy. This external policy environment continues to compress the Bank of Japan’s decision-making space, forcing it to make more explicit trade-offs between maintaining monetary easing and guarding against excessive currency depreciation.
Foley believes that if the Bank of Japan is able to release forward guidance suggesting action might be taken in October rather than December, the yen will receive effective support this week. Such an earlier timeline hint would help narrow US-Japan interest rate differential expectations and suppress speculative short-selling of the yen.
Therefore, the core focus of Friday’s decision has shifted from whether to adjust yield curve control to the strength of the signal regarding the timing of future rate hikes. Any ambiguous or delayed wording could be interpreted by the market as tolerating depreciation, which could trigger a new round of yen weakness.

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Bank of Japan must deliver a clear rate hike signal on Friday, Rabobank warns of further downside risks for the yen

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