Japan must keep raising interest rates and tighten fiscal policy, former central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda has said, warning that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's big spending plan could stoke an inflationary upswing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/25/economy/ex-boj-governor-haruhiko-kuroda-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #haruhikokuroda #boj #inflation #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy

Central bankers are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve — which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to shape to his liking — may engulf them too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/markets/world-central-bankers-fear-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #banking #globaleconomy #boj #europeancentralbank #shinzoabe #masaakishirakawa#haruhikokuroda