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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to 31-year high of 1.25 percent
September 18, 2026 at 04:54 AM · Updated 28d ago
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5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 4 hours
TGThe Guardian
Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices
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الين يتراجع رغم رفع أسعار الفائدة اليابانية
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بنك اليابان يرفع الفائدة لأعلى مستوى منذ 31 عاما
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AJAl Jazeera English
Japan’s interest rate hiked to 31-year high at 1.25% as inflation rises
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BNBBC News
Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices
(opens the publisher’s site)The Bank of Japan has raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.25 percent, the highest level in 31 years, in response to persistent inflation.
- The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate from 1 percent to 1.25 percent on Friday, a level not seen since 1995.
- The yen fell 0.6 percent to 156.91 against the dollar despite the hike, resuming its decline after a brief rise on Thursday.
- Board members voted 7-2 for the increase, the sixth under Governor Kazuo Ueda; two members voted to keep policy unchanged.
- Core inflation eased to 1.7 percent in August from 1.8 percent the previous month, remaining near the bank's 2 percent target.
- Analysts doubted further near-term rate hikes, with Fred Neumann of HSBC and Prashant Newnaha of TD Securities expressing caution.
- The yen's weakening after the decision helped the Nikkei index gain nearly 2 percent.