Tag: "BOJ"
BOJ decides to raise policy rate to 1.25%
World 15:24 18/09/2026TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan decided to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to around 1.25 pct, the highest level in about 31 years, at a two-day meeting of its Policy Board that ended Friday.
Japan households expect prices to keep rising, survey shows
World 15:50 19/01/2026TOKYO -- Most Japanese households expect prices to keep rising for the next few years, a central bank survey showed on Monday, reinforcing expectations the country was seeing conditions fall into place for further increases in still-low interest rates.
