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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

BOJ headquarters

File photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates

YICHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 19, 2025 - Japanese yen banknotes captured in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China on December 19, 2025.

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Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan's head office is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan's head office is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows, from right: Masakazu Osawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, Next President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows, from right: Masakazu Osawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, Next President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. From right: Hiroki Kamezawa, incoming Executive Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Masakazu Osawa, incoming President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, incoming President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, incoming President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings; Makoto Kobayashi, incoming Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows, from right: Masakazu Osawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, Next President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group President Transition Press Conference. Photo shows, from right: Masakazu Osawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank; Junichi Hanzawa, Next President and Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; Hiroyuki Seki, Next President and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings.=December 16,2025,Tokyo

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool photo)

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Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Mourners and relatives gather around the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Ta'amra, who was shot dead by Israeli army, during his funeral in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2025. The 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Ta'amra, was shot dead, by the Israeli army during a military raid on Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Ta'amra, who was shot dead by Israeli army, during his funeral in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2025. The 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Ta'amra, was shot dead, by the Israeli army during a military raid on Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Mourners and relatives gather around the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Ta'amra, who was shot dead by Israeli army, during his funeral in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2025. The 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Ta'amra, was shot dead, by the Israeli army during a military raid on Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Mourners and relatives gather around the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Ta'amra, who was shot dead by Israeli army, during his funeral in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2025. The 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Ta'amra, was shot dead, by the Israeli army during a military raid on Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Funeral Held In Bethlehem - Palestine

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Ta'amra, who was shot dead by Israeli army, during his funeral in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on Dec. 16, 2025. The 16-year-old Palestinian, Ammar Ta'amra, was shot dead, by the Israeli army during a military raid on Tuqu' on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Masahiro Kihara (L) and Gaurav Deepak, CEO of Avendus Capital Private Ltd., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. The major Japanese financial group said it will buy the major Indian investment bank to strengthen operations in the South Asian country with high growth potential.

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Replacement of MUFG President

Replacement of MUFG President

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (L) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. President Hironori Kamezawa shake hands after attending a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, to announce their promotions to group president and chairman, respectively.

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Replacement of MUFG President

Replacement of MUFG President

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being promoted to president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

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Replacement of MUFG President

Replacement of MUFG President

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being promoted to president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

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Replacement of MUFG President

Replacement of MUFG President

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, after being promoted to president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians Protest After Israeli Army Blocks Nur Shams Camp Entrance - Palestine

Palestinians protest as the Israeli army blocks the street at the main entrance of Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm city in the West Bank, on Dec. 15, 2025. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DBS

DBS

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