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BOJ’s Ueda calls for vigilance over food inflation risks

Last updated: May 27, 2025 8:50 pm
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In a recent speech at a Bank of Japan-hosted conference, Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasized the importance of vigilance in monitoring the risk of rising food prices impacting underlying inflation. With inflation already near the central bank’s 2% target, Ueda highlighted the potential for food price increases, particularly a significant spike in rice prices, to push up not only headline but also underlying inflation.

While the Bank of Japan has maintained low interest rates due to inflation expectations hovering between 1.5% and 2%, the highest in three decades but still below the target, Ueda acknowledged the challenges posed by the recent surge in food costs. He expressed optimism that the effects of food price inflation would diminish over time but stressed the need for caution in assessing its impact on underlying inflation, which has been trending closer to 2% in recent years.

The central bank’s stance on interest rate hikes is influenced by various factors, including economic risks from higher U.S. tariffs and domestic inflationary pressures. Despite downgrading its forecasts due to trade policy uncertainties, the Bank of Japan anticipates underlying inflation gradually moving towards the 2% target over the second half of its forecast horizon through fiscal 2027. Ueda indicated that monetary policy adjustments, including potential rate hikes, would be made based on incoming data and improvements in economic activity and prices.

Japan’s core inflation surged to 3.5% in April, driven largely by a 7% increase in food costs, raising the possibility of another rate hike this year. However, the central bank remains cautious about the pace of rate increases, emphasizing the importance of sustainable inflation supported by robust domestic demand and wage growth. Stubbornly high food prices, attributed to rising import costs, have complicated the decision-making process for the Bank of Japan by dampening consumption and keeping headline inflation above target levels.

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Addressing the need to understand supply-side factors affecting inflation, Agustin Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), highlighted the importance of shifting focus from policies that primarily impact aggregate demand to those that consider supply-side dynamics. The Bank of Japan’s recent decision to end a decade-long stimulus program and raise short-term interest rates to 0.5% reflects its confidence in Japan’s progress towards achieving the 2% inflation target.

Despite signaling readiness to raise rates further, the Bank of Japan has faced challenges due to the economic implications of higher U.S. tariffs, leading to revised growth forecasts and complicating decisions on the timing of future rate hikes. A Reuters poll conducted in May indicated that most economists expect the central bank to maintain rates unchanged until September, with a slight majority predicting a rate hike by the end of the year.

In conclusion, the Bank of Japan’s approach to managing inflation and interest rates underscores the delicate balance between supporting economic growth and ensuring price stability. By closely monitoring inflation dynamics, particularly those driven by food prices and external factors like trade policy uncertainties, the central bank aims to navigate towards its inflation target while fostering sustainable economic expansion.

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