Gate News message, April 28 — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that decisions on interest rate hikes and adjustments to quantitative tightening will be handled separately.
The statement signals the central bank’s intent to manage its monetary policy normalization in distinct phases, allowing flexibility in adjusting short-term rates independently from its balance sheet reduction strategy.
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