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BOJ set to hold rates this month, hike to 0.75% in Q3, most likely July: Reuters poll

The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of economists expecting a 25-basis-point hike to 0.75% in the third quarter, most likely in July, a Reuters poll showed. The survey also found 90% of economists expecting negative or somewhat negative effects on the Japanese economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies. The results show the BOJ remains a global outlier in its push for slightly tighter monetary conditions as chaotic U.S. tariff policy changes rattle financial markets and reignite concerns over a global economic slowdown.

The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of economists expecting a 25-basis-point hike to 0.75% in the third quarter, most likely in July, a Reuters poll showed. The survey also found 90% of economists expecting negative or somewhat negative effects on the Japanese economy from U.

S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies. The results show the BOJ remains a global outlier in its push for slightly tighter monetary conditions as chaotic U.

S. tariff policy changes rattle financial markets and reignite concerns over a global economic slowdown..