According to CoinMeta, the timing of the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike is highly anticipated by the market, and investors will closely watch the remarks made by Vice Governor Masanobu Shikimiya on Thursday. smbc A strategist at Nikko Securities Ataru Okumura stated that although a single speech by the vice governor has limited ability to shape market expectations, the focus will be on how firm his wording is regarding inflation control. Okumura added that while the bond market firmly expects the Bank of Japan to raise rates sooner rather than later, investors doubt whether the bank will be able to push interest rates above the restrictive level of 2%, so the future interest rate path will become a key focus for the market.