Bank of Japan expected to raise interest rates after three meetings unchanged
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to raise the short-term interest rate from 0.25% to a 17-year high of 0.50% in January, following the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy review on Friday.
Japan's Central Bank Expected to Deliver Its Biggest Rate Hike in 18 Years
Welcome to our TOPLive coverage of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision. We’ll start shortly, with the central bank typically announcing its decision around midday in Tokyo. We’ll also follow the briefing by Governor Kazuo Ueda from 3:30 p.
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