Cautious but Bold: Bank of Japan’s Historic Rate Hike
PGIM Fixed Income's Deputy Head of Global Economics, Katharine Neiss, PhD, reacts to the Bank of Japan’s January Monetary Policy Meeting, which saw the bank raise interest rates by 25 bps to 0.5% which marks a significant achievement in policy normalization. Katharine highlights the twofold nature of the meeting as well as her expectations for rate changes from the Bank for the duration of 2025.