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BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target

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Key takeaways

  • Bank of Japan policymakers signaled that further interest rate hikes may be warranted as underlying inflation approaches the central bank's 2% target, according to minutes from its September policy...
  • Exposed: EWJ, BWX, EFA, MUFG, TM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target

Bank of Japan policymakers signaled that further interest rate hikes may be warranted as underlying inflation approaches the central bank's 2% target, according to minutes from its September policy...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.6% 19d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.4% 8d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • TM Toyota Motor+1.4% 30d

    Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • SONY Sony Group+8.7% 30d

    Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-11.6% 30d

    Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWJ+1.10%-1.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.60%-0.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EFA-1.31%-1.92%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MUFG-0.16%-2.43%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TM-1.60%-1.86%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SONY-1.83%-1.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MFG+1.83%-2.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target www.marketscreener.com

Source: www.marketscreener.com

How far Ishares (EWJ) has moved since 5 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier-0.53%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.60%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier-1.92%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier-1.31%final price
Ishares (EWJ)three days earlier-1.05%final price
Ishares (EWJ)five days earlier+1.10%final price
Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)three days earlier-2.04%final price
Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)five days earlier+1.83%final price
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG)three days earlier-2.43%final price
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG)five days earlier-0.16%final price
Sony Group (SONY)three days earlier-1.62%final price
Sony Group (SONY)five days earlier-1.83%final price
Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM)three days earlier-1.86%final price
Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM)five days earlier-1.60%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWJ)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    In “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target.” Reason on file: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    In “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    For “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    For “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

Ishares (EWJ)

Ishares (EWJ) is the company in “BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target,” the 5 Nov 2026 this story story.

The link for Ishares (EWJ) is this: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (BWX): SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

Dates and price levels for Ishares (EWJ)

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 16 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

What the saved facts support for Ishares (EWJ)

46 out of 100

“BOJ Sees Further Rate Hikes as Inflation Moves Towards Target” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.