Additional BOJ hikes seen by some once negative rates end

Overseas investors in particular view possibility of successive hikes

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The Bank of Japan is widely expected to end its negative interest rate policy in the coming months. © Reuters

TAKAHISA TAMURA and MIKI KAMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Investors, especially those outside Japan, see the Bank of Japan as likely to engage in additional rate hikes this year after it scraps its negative-rate policy, market indicators suggest, though early rate cuts in the U.S. could complicate the picture.

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