Goldman Sachs expect the Bank of Japan to remain on hold at 0.25% at the December meeting

Goldman Sachs: We think the Bank of Japan has not yet reached a situation where it can judge that it has sufficient confidence in the outlookUnder these circumstances, we expect the BoJ to maintain its policy rate at 0.25% at the December 18 - 19 Monetary Policy meetingGS’s base case is for a January 2025 rate hike, which is unlikely to be the last one during this cycle. Other sources saying the same:BOJ reportedly sees little cost to waiting for next rate hikeBank of Japan Governor Ueda This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Goldman Sachs expect the Bank of Japan to remain on hold at 0.25% at the December meeting

Goldman Sachs:

  • We think the Bank of Japan has not yet reached a situation where it can judge that it has sufficient confidence in the outlook
  • Under these circumstances, we expect the BoJ to maintain its policy rate at 0.25% at the December 18 - 19 Monetary Policy meeting

GS’s base case is for a January 2025 rate hike, which is unlikely to be the last one during this cycle.

Other sources saying the same:

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.