Bank of Japan might be behind the curve on interest rate increases 67.3%
The Japan Times - By Kazuaki Nagata - 5/21/2026, 7:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 70.7% - Biased Writer Voice 60% - Confirmation Bias 53.3%
The Bank of Japan’s wait-and-see approach is being stress-tested live as bonds fall and the yen remains weak, even after intervention, with some analysts wondering whether the cool approach to interest rate increases on the part of the monetary authorities might be feeding into the problem. “I believe long-term bond yields are rising... more