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The two major asset management giants support the Bank of Japan's hawk, saying that interest rate hikes will exceed market expectations
The Zhitong Finance App learned that Ales Koutny, head of international interest rates at Vanguard, said that the market has underestimated the degree of hawkish policy the Bank of Japan needs to adopt this year to boost the struggling yen. His opinion is consistent with Pacific Investment Management (Pacific Investment Management), which is also a bond giant. Both believe that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates by 75 basis points this year. Koutny believes that the Bank of Japan's benchmark interest rate will reach 0.75% at the end of the year from the current range of 0% to 0.1%, and will raise interest rates in June as soon as possible
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