Mizuho CEO Urges BOJ to Deliver Bigger Rate Hike in June or July

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 27

Masahiro Kihara said the Bank of Japan should consider an outsized rate increase, arguing a larger move would better support Japan’s bond market than a small step.
June or July is when Kihara expects the BOJ to raise rates, with inflation the main driver behind his call for tighter policy.
Kihara said a modest increase would be unlikely to move markets much, making the size of any BOJ action more important than the timing alone.

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