Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
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Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per cent — its highest level in nearly two decades.
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The Bank of Japan holds its first policy meeting of the year next week and the outcome will be announced days after the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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Bank of Japan set to raise rates on Friday, report says
The move would mark the central bank's first rate hike since July last year, when it increased rates to 0.25%.
Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan has raised short-term interest rates by a quarter point, the highest in 17 years, signalling efforts to normalise monetary policy in response to persistent inflation and increasing wages.
Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises accelerated in December. The move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise its short-term policy rate to "around 0.5 per cent" comes just hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 months.
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% on Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering ...
Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, signals more
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline despite fears of turmoil under US President