The Zhitong Finance App learned that a former executive director of the Bank of Japan in charge of monetary policy said that the Bank of Japan may raise the benchmark interest rate for the second month in a row at the October policy meeting. This point in time was earlier than most economists' expectations.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that a former executive director of the Bank of Japan in charge of monetary policy said that the Bank of Japan may raise the benchmark interest rate for the second month in a row at the October policy meeting. This point in time was earlier than most economists' expectations.