日本央行前首席经济学家：10月利率立场难以定夺

Core Viewpoint - The market is underestimating the uncertainty brought by Trump's tariff policy regarding the potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan in October [1] Group 1: Economic Indicators - Signs of economic recovery have led economists to consider October as the most likely time for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates [1] - The former chief economist of the Bank of Japan, Takahiro Sekine, suggests that uncertainty may be greater than market participants realize [1] Group 2: Interest Rate Decisions - Sekine does not completely rule out the possibility of a rate hike, as various factors, including exchange rates, will influence this decision [1] - However, he emphasizes that it is difficult for authorities to assert that economic risks will have fully dissipated by that time [1]