Bank of Japan meeting —

At its 18 January 2023 meeting, the Bank of Japan held its policy rate at -0.10%.

Decision

hold — -0.10% to -0.10%

Key passages

The Bank will apply a negative interest rate of minus 0.1 percent to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the Bank.

Short-term rate unchanged at -0.1%, reinforcing accommodative stance.

The Bank will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.

Unlimited JGB purchases to cap yields at zero, a key easing tool.

Meeting documents

Background reading

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