Friday, February 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Naoki Tamura, a hawkish member of the Bank of Japan, suggested that if wage growth meets targets, the bank may soon declare its inflation target achieved and consider a rate hike as early as spring.
Consumer inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, climbed 2.0% in January from a year earlier, compared with December’s 2.4% rise.
New Zealand’s central bank is expected to focus on a somewhat troubling inflation problem, but avoid any urge to rush toward raising interest rates.
JGBs rose in price terms in the early Tokyo session on possible position adjustments following Japan’s holiday on Wednesday.
Huw Pill said inflation can be squeezed out of the economy without a rise in borrowing costs.
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