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BOJ raises interest rates, lays out bond taper plan

Published 07/31/2024, 12:18 AM
Updated 07/31/2024, 12:24 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Wednesday and projected inflation to stay around its 2% target in coming years, signaling its resolve to steadily unwind a decade of massive monetary stimulus.

At the two-day policy meeting that ended on Wednesday, the central bank also laid out a detailed quantitative tightening plan that will reduce monthly bond buying in several stages to around 3 trillion yen ($19.6 billion) as of January-March 2026.

The nine-member board decided to hike the overnight call rate target at 0.25% from 0-0.1% by a 7-2 vote.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a news conference at 0630 GMT to explain the decision.

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