The minutes of the BOJ’s September monetary policy meeting showed that several policy board members pointed out that the economy had entered a new phase in which discussion of the size of rate hikes was necessary.
According to the minutes of the Bank of Japan’s September monetary policy meeting, released on the 5th, policymakers expressed the view that the economy had entered a new phase in which discussion of the size of rate hikes was necessary. The minutes contain wording suggesting issues to be considered in future policy management. This was taken to indicate that market participants were alert to the possibility that the size of rate hikes would again become a focus.
This report is based on information reported by Kyodo News, and the underlying facts should be followed by checking the BOJ’s published materials themselves.