On the 6th, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (植田 和男) said that financial conditions would remain accommodative even after the September rate hike and expressed the view that they would continue to support economic activity. He made the remarks in a speech at the National Securities Conference held in Tokyo.
On the 6th, BOJ Governor Ueda (植田 和男) said at the National Securities Conference in Tokyo that accommodative financial conditions would be maintained, expressing the view that the current interest-rate level was not tightening financial conditions.
At its September monetary policy meeting, the BOJ decided to raise the policy rate from 1.0% to 1.25%, marking the first rate hike in three months.
The previous pace had been approximately one rate hike every six months, but the decision accelerated the pace.