{
  "id": 18229056,
  "title": "BOJ policymaker urged rate hike size debate amid inflation risks: minutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/boj-policymaker-urged-rate-hike-size-debate-amid-inflation-risks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261105/p2g/00m/0bu/017000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Bank of Japan's September monetary policy meeting, a policymaker highlighted that the central bank had entered a new phase, necessitating discussions on the size of interest rate hikes, according to the released minutes. The BOJ had increased its policy rate from 1.0 percent to 1.25 percent during the meeting held on September 17-18. The policymaker noted that the BOJ had been raising rates at a moderate pace of twice a year in 2024 and 2025, contrasting with other major economies, which had shifted toward rate hikes. The BOJ policymaker emphasized that the central bank should respond flexibly to overseas developments and consider the size of a rate hike, rather than sticking to a fixed 0.25 percentage point increments. The minutes further revealed that several policymakers shared concerns about the risk of inflation exceeding the central bank's 2 percent target.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan policymaker said at its September monetary policy meeting that the central bank had entered a new phase in which the",
  "key_points": [
    "BOJ policymaker emphasized need to debate rate hike size amid inflation risks",
    "BOJ raised policy rate to 1.25% during September 17-18 meeting",
    "Policymaker advocated flexible response to overseas developments and larger rate hikes"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Moving away from fixed increments signals a shift toward more aggressive monetary tightening to protect the central bank against the growing risk of inflation exceeding its target.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}