Japan's central bank chief Ueda just dropped an interesting take on their rate hike strategy. He's framing it not as slamming the brakes on growth, but more like a controlled recalibration. The idea? Even with rates going up, the overall environment stays pretty loose. It's basically their way of saying "we're tightening, but don't panic" - a gradual shift to keep things stable rather than choking off momentum. Classic central banker threading the needle between inflation control and not killing the recovery.