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1h agoJapan maintains cautious growth view as BOJ lifts rates amid easing trade risks

Japanese policymakers have reaffirmed their outlook for a modest economic recovery even as global trade pressures persist. In its December report, the Cabinet Office said the economy is recovering at a moderate pace, with US tariff impacts largely concentrated in the auto sector, while exports to the United States showed signs of rebound. This assessment followed the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, the highest level in three decades.
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1h agoJapan maintains cautious growth view as BOJ lifts rates amid easing trade risks

Japanese policymakers have reaffirmed their outlook for a modest economic recovery even as global trade pressures persist. In its December report, the Cabinet Office said the economy is recovering at a moderate pace, with US tariff impacts largely concentrated in the auto sector, while exports to the United States showed signs of rebound. This assessment followed the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, the highest level in three decades.
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Japan kept its modest recovery outlook intact as the Bank of Japan raised rates to 0.75 percent, citing easing trade uncertainty, resilient exports, and sustained wage and inflation momentum.
Japanese policymakers have reaffirmed their outlook for a modest economic recovery even as global trade pressures persist. In its December report, the Cabinet Office said the economy is recovering at a moderate pace, with US tariff impacts largely concentrated in the auto sector, while exports to the United States showed signs of rebound. This assessment followed the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, the highest level in three decades.

Japanese policymakers have reaffirmed their outlook for a modest economic recovery even as global trade pressures persist. In its December report, the Cabinet Office said the economy is recovering at a moderate pace, with US tariff impacts largely concentrated in the auto sector, while exports to the United States showed signs of rebound. This assessment followed the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, the highest level in three decades.
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Dec 20, 2025 • 10:05