COINOTAG News, December 19, notes that Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko signaled that if wage growth continues to feed into consumer prices, a rate hike could be possible. In a macro context, this assessment underscores evolving policy risk and the potential for currency volatility as markets digest central-bank signals. Investors are closely watching how the BoJ stance interacts with global liquidity dynamics.
From a crypto perspective, such policy commentary can recalibrate risk sentiment and liquidity flows. Traders model around possible tightening, as Bitcoin and altcoins respond to shifts in the USD and interest-rate expectations. While uncertainty remains, the macro backdrop reinforces disciplined risk management and transparent disclosures for crypto projects.
Source: https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/boj-governor-kuroda-wage-growth-pushing-prices-could-lead-to-a-rate-hike

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