BOJ's Hasty Rate Increases Could Delay Recovery in Domestic Demand
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0501 GMT - Bank of Japan's hasty rate increases could delay a recovery in consumption and other domestic demand, Crédit Agricole says in a note. Inadequate monetary and fiscal support could disrupt momentum in capital expenditures amid heightened geopolitical risks, the French bank says. Weak capex would leave Japan behind in the global competition for strategic investments and impair future supply capacity, the bank says. It is crucial for Japan to continue supporting the capex cycle while alleviating the negative impact of a cheap yen through foreign-exchange intervention and other economic measures, Crédit Agricole says.
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