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Bank of Japan Stands Pat on Rates, Plans to Slow Bond-Buying Tapering After April 2026

The Japanese central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%, the level it has been at since the last hike in January. BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the bank will continue to seek further interest-rate increases,

Financial Times · 10h

Bank of Japan holds rates and plans to slow quantitative easing taper

Neither of the two decisions announced by the Bank of Japan’s policy board on Tuesday were a surprise. The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.5 per cent, and announced that the quantitative easing taper would slow down from April 2026.

The Mainichi · 11h

BOJ to slow pace of bond-buying reduction, keeps policy rate at 0.5%

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to further reduce its monthly government bond purchases beyond April next year, but at a slower pac

Nippon.com2d

Japan’s Economic Security and Strategic Technology Policy: An Interview with METI’s Nishikawa Kazumi

Japan enacted its first law dedicated to economic security in 2022 amid escalating tensions between the United States and ...

4don MSN

Japan Issues Rare Warnings on Bond Market in Policy Roadmap

The government debt market, particularly the longest-dated bonds, faces a triple whammy of the Bank of Japan's tapering of ...

The Japan Times14h

Bank of Japan holds rates steady and signals shift in bond purchases

The Bank of Japan skipped a rate increase on Tuesday due to economic uncertainties related to U.S. tariff policy. It also ...

Legit.ng on MSN16h

Yen slides ahead of Bank of Japan policy decision

The yen fell against the dollar ahead of a Bank of Japan decision Tuesday, with officials expected to hold interest rates ...

4don MSN

'Sell America' is getting investors excited about Europe and Japan after years of slumber

Growth outlook for Europe is bolstered by government and defense spending. Meanwhile, Japan is at a turning point after ...

10h

Bank of Japan to slow exit from bond market purchases

The Japanese central bank’s decision to slow the pace at which it cuts its monthly bond purchases came as its policy committee concluded a two-day meeting on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to hold ...

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