Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates for Second Time Since 2007

The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate and unveiled plans to halve its bond purchases on Wednesday. The BOJ increased its policy rate to around 0.25% from a range of 0 to 0.1%, and said it would reduce its monthly pace of bond buying to around ¥3 trillion ($19.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2026. Shery Ahn reports from Tokyo on Bloomberg Television.

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