The Bank of Japan raised interest rates for only the second time in 17 years last week to about 0.25%, despite patchy economic indicators. How might this affect the growth outlook for the sluggish Japanese economy? We discuss this with Stefan Angrick of Moody’s Analytics.



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The Bank of Japan raised interest rates for only the second time in 17 years last week to about 0.25%, despite patchy economic indicators. How might this affect the growth outlook for the sluggish Japanese economy? We discuss this with Stefan Angrick of Moody’s Analytics.Image Credit: Poetra.RH / <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Shutterstock.com">Shutterstock.com</a>

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