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BOJ board saw the need to keep raising rates, September meeting minutes show

Reuters

TOKYO, Nov ‌5 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan ​policymakers ‌saw the need ‌to keep raising interest ‌rates, with one signalling the chance of faster-paced ⁠increases, minutes ‌of the central ⁠bank's September meeting ​showed on Thursday.

"If signs of ​an upward ​deviation ‌in prices were ​observed, ⁠the BOJ would ‌need to ​accelerate ​the pace of rate hikes," one member was ‌quoted as saying in ‌the minutes.

(Reporting ​by Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki; Editing ‌by Muralikumar Anantharaman)