08:05 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Bank of Japan also remained on hold at the July policy meeting and Morgan Stanley sees the BoJ on hold through 2026.

To get a hike this year, the bank suspects there is a need for the implementation of the United States-Japan trade agreement to remove uncertainty and boost activity, or for the yen (JPY) to weaken immediately and drive higher core inflation.