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Bank of Japan raises interest rates

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

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 gradually recovering,” BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

Seeking Alpha · 4d

Bank of Japan's Rate Hike Decision A Boost For Lenders

In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more here.

Business Times1d

Bank of Japan may revert to fuzzy communication after Fed-style clarity on rates

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ), after clearly signalling last week ... That shift to clearer guidance, an approach that the US Federal Reserve used in August to signal a policy shift, may prove ...

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The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges

Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead ...

Japan Gains Confidence in Exiting Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers ...

Allison Thompson elected to chair the St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock Branch board of directors

Allison Thompson, the president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, has been elected board chair for 2025 of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' ...

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy ...

Asia Sees Trump in a Surprising Way—as a Steady Pair of Hands

Bank of Japan goes through with planned rate increase, saying president is acting within expectations.

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Mortgage Predictions Weekly: What Fewer Fed Cuts Mean for Homebuyers

The Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of the year ... In the later months of 2024, the central bank cut interest rates three times, but mortgage rates didn't fall. That's because rates ...

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