On the 10th local time, the Bank of Japan announced the main opinions that appeared at the monetary policy meeting from July 30 to 31 this year. Although the Bank of Japan kept the policy interest rate unchanged at 1% after this meeting, some policy makers warned that the risk of inflation exceeding 2% cannot be ignored, and suggested that the pace of interest rate hikes should be accelerated. The 2026 economic and fiscal white paper released by Japan's Cabinet Office on July 24 points out that due to imported inflationary pressure brought about by the situation in the Middle East, and structural problems such as labor shortages persist, Japan's economic recovery is still facing multiple challenges.

On the 10th local time, the Bank of Japan announced the main opinions that appeared at the monetary policy meeting from July 30 to 31 this year. Although the Bank of Japan kept the policy interest rate unchanged at 1% after this meeting, some policy makers warned that the risk of inflation exceeding 2% cannot be ignored, and suggested that the pace of interest rate hikes should be accelerated. The 2026 economic and fiscal white paper released by Japan's Cabinet Office on July 24 points out that due to imported inflationary pressure brought about by the situation in the Middle East, and structural problems such as labor shortages persist, Japan's economic recovery is still facing multiple challenges.