Mizuho CEO on BOJ, Fiscal Outlook

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Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara expects Japan's terminal policy rate to reach at least 1.5% and sees April as the next opportunity for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates.

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Masahiro Kihara, President and CEO of Mizuho Financial Group, says Japan’s terminal policy rate is likely to reach at least 1.5% and that April is the next opportunity for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Original article published by Bloomberg on January 21, 2026.
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