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TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will keep raising interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target, as it projects.

BOJ’s Ueda says US tariff uncertainty heightening sharply

But Ueda told parliament the BOJ will scrutinise “without pre-conception” whether the economy will move in line with its forecasts given uncertainty over the impact of US tariffs.