A board member at the Bank of Japan dissented regarding a policy hike, while the Governor explained the decisions to the public.

The entities involved

• Hajime Takata →

  Japanese financial analyst (1958-)

  Nothing else this week.

• Bank of Japan →

  the central bank of Japan

  • US-Iran truce aims to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid global monetary policy shifts and oil price drops.Mon 17:37
  • Divergent monetary policies between the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are widening the yield gap, with Fed policy supporting the USD and pressuring the JPY.Mon 15:08
• Kazuo Ueda →

  Japanese economist (1951-)

  • The Bank of Japan raised rates in January 2026 due to inflation pressures linked to the Iran conflict and rising energy costs.Mon 09:25
  • While co-hosting a cage-fighting event, Donald Trump discussed the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of ending the war in Iran.Mon 06:45

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