Bank of Japan Holds Interest Rate at 0.75 Percent While Signaling Future Hikes Amid Political Shift
The Bank of Japan maintained its policy interest rate at 0.75 percent on Friday while raising inflation forecasts and signaling future borrowing cost hikes.
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The Bank of Japan maintained its key policy interest rate at 0.75 percent on January 23, 2026, while reinforcing its hawkish stance through upgraded inflation and growth forecasts. The central bank in Japan 
JPopted to keep borrowing costs steady following a rate hike from 0.5 percent in December 2025. Policymakers raised the core consumer inflation forecast for fiscal 2026 to 1.9 percent from a previous estimate of 1.8 percent and also increased growth projections for fiscal 2025 and 2026.
JPopted to keep borrowing costs steady following a rate hike from 0.5 percent in December 2025. Policymakers raised the core consumer inflation forecast for fiscal 2026 to 1.9 percent from a previous estimate of 1.8 percent and also increased growth projections for fiscal 2025 and 2026.
