Fed rate-hike expectations increase pressure for a hawkish BOJ
Daiwa analyst Eiji Kinouchi says the Fed’s dot-plot signaling strengthens expectations for a BOJ rate hike and hawkish guidance on Friday, though concerns are rising.
With the Federal Reserve signaling another rate hike this year in its dot plot, the Bank of Japan is likely under even greater pressure to raise rates on Friday and offer hawkish guidance on further action, Daiwa Securities analyst Eiji Kinouchi said. He said concerns are also rising over…