BOJ to pause rate hikes through September amid Trump uncertainty: Reuters poll

Most economists now expect the Bank of Japan will hold interest rates through September as it pauses to assess the effects of U.S. tariffs, a Reuters survey showed, although a slight majority still see at least a 25-basis-point hike by year-end. Those results echoed views expressed by BOJ rate-setters that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have disrupted but not derailed the bank's endeavours for slightly tighter monetary conditions, even as many peers are leaning toward reducing borrowing costs. In the May 7-13 survey, 95% of economists, 59 of 62, forecast no change to interest rates at the BOJ's next policy meeting concluding on June 17.