Bank of Japan meeting —
At its 17 June 2025 meeting, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate from 0.25% to 0.50%. The decision passed 10-0.
Decision
hike — 0.25% to 0.50%
Vote: 10-0
Key passages
The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0.5 percent.
the Bank decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, on a plan to reduce the amount of its monthly outright purchases of JGBs so that it will be about 2 trillion yen in January-March 2027.
Meeting documents
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