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[Breaking News]BOJ key monetary meeting

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Kyodo)

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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[Breaking News]BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent. (Kyodo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged

STORY: European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of European Central Bank members 2. various of Athens open market 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTINE LAGARDE, ECB President 4. various of Athens open market 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRISTINE LAGARDE, ECB President STORYLINE: The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged after 10 hikes in 15 months, it was announced on Thursday at the end of a two-day meeting on monetary policy in Athens. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations, the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 4.5 percent, 4.75 percent, and 4 percent respectively, according to an ECB press release. The incoming information has broadly confirmed the previous assessment of the medium-term inflation outlook, it was explained. According to the ECB Governing

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India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct

STORY: India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 3. various of markets STORYLINE: India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. This was the fourth time when the RBI kept the repo rate steady. Addressing media persons in financial capital Mumbai, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, "After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financial developments and the outlook, RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided unanimously to keep the Policy Repo Rate unchanged at 6.5 percent." The announcement came after the RBI's six-member MPC held a meeting on Oct. 4-6. The RBI governor stated that the retail inflation was projected at 5.4 percent for the financial year 2023-24 through next March. "Headline inflation had surged in July driven by tomatoes an

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India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct

STORY: India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of RBI building 3. various of banks in India 4. various of traffic in India STORYLINE: India's central banking institution Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. This is the third time in a row that the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the key rates unchanged. The MPC is a committee of RBI that is responsible for fixing the benchmark interest rate in India. The meetings of the MPC are held at least four times a year and after every such meeting, it publishes its decisions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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BOJ maintains monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on August 10, 2010, after a monetary policy meeting. The BOJ kept its key interest rate at 0.1 percent and maintained its assessment that the economy is showing signs of recovery.

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BOJ holds key rate at 0.1%, says won't tolerate deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2009, after the BOJ decided to maintain its key interest rate at 0.1 percent at its two-day policy meeting that ended the same day. The BOJ reiterated its pledge to help the country move out of deflation by maintaining an easy monetary policy.

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BOJ holds key rate at 0.1%, says won't tolerate deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2009, after the BOJ decided to maintain its key interest rate at 0.1 percent at its two-day policy meeting that ended the same day. The BOJ reiterated its pledge to help the country move out of deflation by maintaining an easy monetary policy.

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BOJ's Fukui warns of adverse effects from easy-money policy

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui (R) addresses a meeting of business leaders in Osaka on Nov. 5, warning of the adverse effects of keeping the bank's key short-term interest rate low. Fukui said that maintaining accommodative monetary conditions too long in Japan could invite ''larger economic swings.''

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THE NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM-ECB-INTEREST RATE

(220609) -- AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde (2nd R) speaks during a press conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 9, 2022. The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday it will increase its key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points at its July monetary policy meeting. (Dirk Claus/ECB/Handout via Xinhua) (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.)

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THE NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM-ECB-INTEREST RATE

(220609) -- AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 9, 2022. The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday it will increase its key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points at its July monetary policy meeting. (Dirk Claus/ECB/Handout via Xinhua) (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.)

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Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures

STORY: Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of banks in Egypt 3 various of people withdrawing money from bank 4 various of the supermarket STORYLINE: The Egyptian government on Monday introduced new economic measures to absorb shocks from the global inflationary pressures caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and lingering COVID-19 pandemic. At a surprise meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to raise key interest rates by one percent. This is the first time Egypt has raised rates since 2017. Soaring commodity and energy prices have added strain on the economy of Egypt which targets an inflation rate of 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2022. According to official statistics, the annual headline inflation in Egypt rose to 10 percent in February from 8 percent in Jan

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BOJ's Fukui warns of adverse effects from easy-money policy

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui (R) addresses a meeting of business leaders in Osaka on Nov. 5, warning of the adverse effects of keeping the bank's key short-term interest rate low. Fukui said that maintaining accommodative monetary conditions too long in Japan could invite ''larger economic swings.'' (Kyodo)

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BOJ keeps key policy steady, cuts FY 2015 inflation outlook

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads for a meeting on the second day of a two-day monetary policy gathering at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015. The BOJ cut its inflation forecast for the next fiscal year, as the recent plunge in oil prices has put pressure on price increases, but decided to maintain its key easing monetary policy and assessment of the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ keeps key policy steady, cuts FY 2015 inflation outlook

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads for a meeting on the second day of a two-day monetary policy gathering at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015. The BOJ cut its inflation forecast for the next fiscal year, as the recent plunge in oil prices has put pressure on price increases, but decided to maintain its key easing monetary policy and assessment of the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ keeps key policy steady, cuts FY 2015 inflation outlook

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads for a meeting on the second day of a two-day monetary policy gathering at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015. The BOJ cut its inflation forecast for the next fiscal year, as the recent plunge in oil prices has put pressure on price increases, but decided to maintain its key easing monetary policy and assessment of the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BOJ maintains monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on August 10, 2010, after a monetary policy meeting. The BOJ kept its key interest rate at 0.1 percent and maintained its assessment that the economy is showing signs of recovery. (Kyodo)

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BOJ holds key rate at 0.1%, says won't tolerate deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2009, after the BOJ decided to maintain its key interest rate at 0.1 percent at its two-day policy meeting that ended the same day. The BOJ reiterated its pledge to help the country move out of deflation by maintaining an easy monetary policy. (Kyodo)

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BOJ holds key rate at 0.1%, says won't tolerate deflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2009, after the BOJ decided to maintain its key interest rate at 0.1 percent at its two-day policy meeting that ended the same day. The BOJ reiterated its pledge to help the country move out of deflation by maintaining an easy monetary policy. (Kyodo)