Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
Bank of Japan Hikes Policy Rate to Highest Level in 17 Years
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
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.
BOJ raises policy rate to 0.5%, highest since 2008 amid sustained inflation and rising wages
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised its key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, marking the highest level since 2008.
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The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending the yen higher against the dollar.
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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 hikes rates to highest in 17 years. The dollar is falling.
The Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected 25 basis point hike to its key lending rate on Friday, bringing the overnight call rate to the highest since 2008 and putting pressure on the dollar. The ICE Dollar Index slipped 0.
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 takes rates to 0.5%, the highest level in 17 years
The 25-basis-point move marks the first rate increase since July and takes rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis.
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