BOJ raises interest rates to highest in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably around its 2% target.
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BOJ raises interest rate to highest level since 2008
Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members lifted the overnight call rate by a quarter-percentage point to 0.5% at the end of a two-day meeting.
BOJ Raises Short-Term Interest Rates to 0.5% in Widely Expected Move
The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura dissented to the decision. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) to explain the policy decision.
BOJ rate hikes add $50 to Japan's average monthly mortgage payment
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan's two most recent interest rate hikes add roughly 8,000 yen ($51) to the average monthly mortgage payment in the country, Nikkei calculations show, in some cases canceling out the tax benefits of homeownership.
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Foreign investors added $273.5 billion to their emerging market equity and debt portfolios last year, nearly $100 billion more than in 2023, according to a bank trade group's preliminary data published on Friday.
BOJ will raise its benchmark interest rate on Friday by the most in 18 years
According to a Jan. 22nd report by Bloomberg, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and the Bank of Japan (BOJ)’s board are gonna raise the overnight call rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%. If confirmed, this increase would be the largest since February 2007.
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