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Bank of Japan raises rates

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The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest since 1995, increasing by 25 basis points to curb rising inflation amid global tensions.

Die Zeit
Japan: Bank of Japan raises key rate to highest level in 31 years

After the US raised its policy rates, the Bank of Japan has followed suit. Experts expect further rate hikes.

Japan: Bank of Japan raises key rate to highest level in 31 years
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Die Zeit
Japan: Bank of Japan raises key rate to highest level in 31 years

After the US raised its policy rates, the Bank of Japan has followed suit. Experts expect further rate hikes.

Japan: Bank of Japan raises key rate to highest level in 31 years
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Handelsblatt
Bank of Japan: Japan's central bank raises the policy rate to its highest level in 31 years

The policymakers want to curb the risk that inflation overshoots the central bank's target. The BOJ's tightening also reflects the international environment

Bank of Japan: Japan's central bank raises the policy rate to its highest level in 31 years
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Público
Bank of Japan raises rates to a three-decade high

The Bank of Japan raised the policy rate from 1% to 1.25%.

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HVG
The Bank of Japan tightened; policy rate at a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan tightened, with the policy rate at a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan tightened; policy rate at a 31-year high
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Dagens Næringsliv
Historic interest rate hike in Japan

You have to go back to the last millennium to find the interest-rate level that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has now settled on.

Historic interest rate hike in Japan
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Dagens Næringsliv
Bank of Japan raises policy rate – highest level in 30 years

You would have to go back to the previous millennium to find a level of interest rates similar to the BoJ's current setting.

Bank of Japan raises policy rate – highest level in 30 years
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The Wall Street Journal
Bank of Japan Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 1.25%, Highest Level Since 1995

Higher rates in Tokyo might make the U. S. less alluring for Japanese investors.

Bank of Japan Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 1.25%, Highest Level Since 1995
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Handelsblatt
Nikkei, Topix, CSI 300: Asian stock markets higher – Bank of Japan raises rates

The focus is on the BOJ's policy rate being raised to its highest level in 31 years. The ongoing war in the Middle East fuels inflation fears worldwide.

Nikkei, Topix, CSI 300: Asian stock markets higher – Bank of Japan raises rates
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Handelsblatt
Nikkei, Topix, CSI 300: Asian stock markets react to Japan's rate hike with gains

Chip and AI stocks in Tokyo rise as the Bank of Japan tightens monetary policy further. The markets now hope for lower inflation.

Nikkei, Topix, CSI 300: Asian stock markets react to Japan's rate hike with gains
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Handelsblatt
Bank of Japan: Japan's central bank raises the policy rate to its highest level in 31 years

The policymakers want to curb the risk that inflation overshoots the central bank's target. The BOJ's tightening also reflects the international environment

Bank of Japan: Japan's central bank raises the policy rate to its highest level in 31 years
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