Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the need to go slow in raising interest rates as jittery markets clouded the outlook, a summary of their September meeting showed, reducing the chance of a near-term rate hike.

At least two of the Bank of Japan's nine board members saw scope to raise interest rates further, minutes of the central bank's July policy meeting showed on Thursday. But several other members warned of risks to the economy that

At the September meeting, the BOJ kept short-term rates steady at 0.25% and its governor said it could afford to spend time eyeing the fallout from global economic uncertainties, signalling it was in no rush to raise borrowing costs further.

Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the need for caution over near-term interest rate hikes with some voicing concern over unstable financial markets and the U.S. economic outlook, a summary of their September meeting showed on Tuesday.