A list of scheduled dates of the meetings; policy statements; minutes of the meetings; and the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (the Outlook Report). Note: The time of release will …

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained its key short-term interest rate at around 0.25% during its final meeting of the year, keeping it at the highest level since 2008 and meeting market …

Jan 24, 2025 · At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. It was made in a 8 to 1 vote …

Jan 23, 2025 · BOJ raises short-term policy rate 25 bps to 0.5% from 0.25%; Board raises price forecasts, flags brightening wage outlook; BOJ sees price risks skewed to upside, says …

Jan 24, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is …

Jan 24, 2025 · In 1999, the central bank adopted a zero-interest-rate policy, and in 2016, it went a step further by implementing negative interest rates. But even these unconventional tactics did …

Jul 31, 2024 · The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar.

The year-on-year rate of change in import prices has turned positive again, and upside risks to prices require attention. Real interest rates are expected to remain significantly negative, and …

Mar 19, 2024 · The BOJ set the short-term interest rate at between 0% to 0.1% and said its main policy tool will now be short - term rates. It also made some other monetary policy changes, …

Jul 31, 2024 · BOJ hikes rate to 0.25% as expected by 14 of 48 economists; Monthly JGB purchases to be 3 trillion yen in Jan-Mar 2026; Announcement comes ahead of Federal …