{
  "id": 17144811,
  "title": "Bank of Japan to leave interest rates steady at 1.25%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/bank-of-japan-to-leave-interest-rates-steady-at-1-25",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/bank-of-japan-to-leave-interest-rates-steady-at-125-202610292230"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintains its monetary policy stance, leaving interest rates unchanged at 1.25% following a 25 basis point increase in the previous meeting. This decision comes after two rate hikes totaling one-quarter of a percentage point this year. Financial markets expect the BoJ to keep interest rates steady, with no economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipating a rate hike on Friday. The BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments emphasize the need to anchor core inflation near the 2% target and express concerns about energy-driven inflation. The central bank remains committed to a gradual normalization path, with future rate hikes contingent on factors such as FX, AI demand, and Middle East developments.",
  "summary": "The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to announce its monetary policy decision on Friday at around 02:30 GMT.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}