Jan 24, 2025CORE

Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 0.5%

The Bank of Japan continued its monetary-policy normalization by raising its policy-rate target to around 0.5%.

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Japanese Yen Weakness and Monetary Policy Normalization

Tracks Japan's response to persistent yen weakness from its first yen-buying intervention in 24 years in 2022 through the Bank of Japan's exit from negative rates, successive rate hikes, large-scale interventions in 2024 and 2026, and the 2026 joint U.S.-Japan intervention and prospect of further tightening.

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