BOJ in no hurry to raise rates says Haru

The Bank of Japan is in no hurry to raise short-term interest rates in the absence of an immediate inflation risk, BOJ board member Hidehiko Haru said in a speech Thursday 8 February.

However, Haru said it is necessary to change rates gradually in order to prevent a sharp fluctuation in economic growth and prices later.

He told a business community in Shizuoka City in central Japan that consumer spending in the country is "not as bad as data show" and that the core consumer price index is on a

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