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.
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.
Meeting documents
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