Analysis-BOJ sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs rapidly narrowing the window for further increases in still-low borrowing costs. After the BOJ's decision on Thursday to keep interest rates steady at 0.5%, Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank's 2% target has been "pushed back somewhat" - essentially signaling a pause in rate hikes for more clarity on the fallout from the higher tariffs. But persistent food inflation, prospects of sustained wage hikes and fears of renewed falls in the yen may mean the BOJ has plenty of reason not to abandon its rate-hike plans altogether.
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