Bank of Japan meeting —

At its 14 June 2024 meeting, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate from -0.10% to 0.00–0.10%. The decision passed 8-1. Seiichi Nakamura dissented, preferring a hold.

Decision

hike — -0.10% to 0.00–0.10%

Vote: 8-1

Dissenters

  • Seiichi Nakamura — preferred hold

Key passages

The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0 to 0.1 percent.

Rate unchanged, as expected; no surprise.

The Bank decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, that it would reduce its purchase amount of JGBs thereafter to ensure that long-term interest rates would be formed more freely in financial markets.

Concrete step toward normalisation; key market-moving announcement.

Meeting documents

Background reading

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