Deep Tide TechFlow News, March 16: Moody's Analytics stated in a report that the Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week and may raise rates to 1% around mid-year. The report notes that the Middle East conflict has increased the risk of inflation re-accelerating, but the uncertainty brought by this conflict will cause the Bank of Japan to remain cautious for now. The report also points out that if the yen weakens further, it may prompt the Bank of Japan to raise rates earlier later this year. However, slowing wage growth and unstable economic data performance make it difficult to justify an aggressive rate-hiking path above 1%. (Jin Shi)