Sanae Takaichi, advisor: It is too early for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates in October; December would be more appropriate.
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The likelihood of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month has dropped significantly.
On October 6, Etsuro Honda, the chief economic advisor to Sanae Takaichi, stated that a rate hike in October is "probably difficult," and suggested that December would be a better time for a