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The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high next week and signal its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs.

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TOKYO, Japan

Who
Bank of Japan, Governor Kazuo Ueda, Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida, Saisuke Sakai, Nobuyasu Atago
What
The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high next week and signal its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:09:50 GMT · 3h 26m ago
Where
TOKYO, Japan ·
Why
The Bank of Japan is focused on countering inflation risks stemming from the Middle East war.
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This rate hike by the Bank of Japan, aligning with other central banks, signifies a pivot towards tighter monetary policy to combat mounting inflation observed in Japan's wholesale prices, which rose 6.3% in May, and potentially impacting the weakening yen.

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