CoinVoice has recently learned that Makoto Sakurai, a former member of the Bank of Japan's policy board, stated that in light of the increasing uncertainty brought by the newly elected U.S. President Trump, the likelihood of the Bank of Japan postponing interest rate hikes until March is rising. "There seems to be too much uncertainty when Trump comments on various matters. There may not be enough reasons to support an interest rate hike in January." As Sakurai spoke, observers of the Bank of Japan were looking for hints about a possible interest rate hike this month or later.

Sakurai believes the probability of a rate hike in March is as high as 70%, as the Bank of Japan may prefer to wait until the situation becomes clearer in the first few months after the new Trump administration takes office. (Golden Ten) [Original link]