Central banks don't hike rates during a recession. Or do they? The Bank of Japan just did and for the second time. By doing it, BoJ is laying itself bare; both in terms of transparently acting politically and maybe more important exposing the lie about interest rate policies. Peter Pan is not happy.

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Bank of Japan Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations and Decision on the Plan
for the Reduction of the Purchase Amount of Japanese Government Bonds
https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2024/k240731a.pdf

Nikkei Bank of Japan raises interest rate to 0.25%, open to further hike this year
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-of-Japan/Bank-of-Japan-raises-interest-rate-to-0.25-open-to-further-hike-this-year

Japan Times Bank of Japan delivers one-two punch few were expecting
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/31/economy/boj-rates/

Wall Street Journal Bank of Japan Raises Rates, Driving Up Yen
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/bank-of-japan-hikes-rates-tapers-bond-buying-in-fresh-step-to-policy-normalization-bc8c33fb

Bloomberg Japan’s Central Bank Hikes Key Rate Hours Before the Fed
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/boj-hikes-interest-rate-unveils-plan-to-cut-back-bond-buying

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