8-1票敲定决议！日央行维持0.75%基准利率不变，后续加息窗口何时开启？

Group 1 - The Bank of Japan decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 0.75%, aligning with market expectations, with an 8-1 voting outcome [1] - The central bank indicated that the current real interest rates are significantly low and plans to raise policy rates if economic and price trends align with forecasts [1] - The Bank of Japan expects core consumer inflation to align with the 2% target in the latter half of the fiscal years 2025 to 2027, with a moderate economic recovery anticipated [1] Group 2 - Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose by 2.4% year-on-year in December, a decrease from 3% in November, influenced by government subsidies and base effects from energy subsidy cancellations [2] - Recent commitments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to expand fiscal spending have caused fluctuations in financial markets, with expectations that the central bank would maintain interest rates [2]