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BOJ Keeps Interest Rates Steady as Widely Expected
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.5%, focusing on global economic risks. Governor Kazuo Ueda will address the decision in a press conference.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend more time gauging how mounting global economic risks from higher U.S. tariffs could affect Japan's fragile recovery.
As widely expected, the board decided to keep the BOJ's short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.5% by a unanimous vote.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) to explain the policy decision.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
The article discusses the Bank of Japan's decision to keep interest rates steady at 0.5% amid global economic risks.
The BOJ chose to maintain rates to assess the impact of global economic risks, particularly from higher U.S. tariffs.
Kazuo Ueda is the current Governor of the Bank of Japan.
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