Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Japan’s central bank has increased interest rates to a fresh 31-year high as it attempts to combat high global inflation linked to the war in Iran.
asserted
it → increase → Iran
The Bank of Japan voted to raise its target interest rate from 1% to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995.
asserted
Bank → vote → 1995
The move meant the BoJ joined the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank in tightening monetary policy this month, as central banks attempt to curb the impact of rising prices, linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
asserted
banks → mean → East
The Bank of England on Thursday voted to leave UK interest rates on hold at 3.75% but warned they could soon rise amid the fallout from the Iran war.
uncertain
they → vote → war
The BoJ has been raising rates since 2024, when it lifted its base rate out of negative territory.
asserted
it → raise → territory
It has been under pressure to raise borrowing costs as the yen weakened steadily against the dollar this year, to levels that prompted policymakers to intervene to stabilise the currency.
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that → raise → currency
The Japanese currency weakened about 0.7% against the dollar on Friday.
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currency → weaken → Friday
The vote to raise rates was not unanimous – with two board members dissenting to the increase.
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members → raise → increase
“The tone of the statement, along with two dissenters for the decision to raise rates, leaves lingering doubts that Japan’s central bank will be cautious in tightening monetary policy further,” Fred Neumann, the chief Asia economist at HSBC, said.
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Neumann → raise → HSBC
“While back-to-back hikes appear unlikely, investors will look for clues as to whether officials are prepared to raise interest rates again in December.”
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officials → appear → December
The drop in the yen helped the Nikkei stock market index to rise nearly 2%, while the Japanese two-year government bond yields, which are most sensitive to monetary policy expectations, fell four basis points to 1.82%.
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which → help → %
European stock futures slipped 0.35%, indicating a lower open.
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futures → slip → open
Prashant Newnaha, a senior rates strategist at TD Securities, said the BOJ reiterated its concerns that underlying inflation could deviate upwards from its 2% target, but “we don’t see a smoking gun supporting a back-to-back hike in October”.
uncertain
we → say → October
He said: “We stick with our call for rate hikes roughly every quarter with the next 25 basis points hike in December.”
asserted
We → say → December
Hopes of alternative ways for oil supply from the Middle East to reach markets pushed Brent crude futures down as much as 1.5% to $103.29 a barrel even as concerns about strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis lingered.
asserted
concerns → reach → Arabia
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