BOJ duy trì lãi suất 1% giữa bối cảnh dự báo lạm phát

The Huoxing Finance report states that on July 31, the Bank of Japan maintained its policy rate at 1% on Friday, in line with expectations. Last month, the bank had raised its benchmark rate to the highest level since 1995. Bank of Japan policy board member Sō Takada dissented, supporting a 25-basis-point rate hike, arguing that the situation has entered a new phase and that the Bank of Japan needs to adopt a flexible approach to address upside price risks and changes in overseas financial conditions. The Bank of Japan stated it will continue raising interest rates based on economic and price developments and financial conditions; underlying inflation has approached 2%, financial conditions remain accommodative, and both major downside risks to economic activity and major upside risks to prices have diminished. In its latest economic forecast, the Bank of Japan lowered its core CPI projection for fiscal year 2026 from 2.8% to 2.5% and raised its GDP growth forecast for fiscal year 2026 from 0.5% to 0.6%. (Jin10)