{
  "id": 8161765,
  "title": "BOJ raises interest rates to 31-year high in widely expected move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move-8161765",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:10:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440100/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Japan has raised interest rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high. This move was widely expected and aims to prevent inflation from exceeding the 2% target.\n\nThe decision was made with a 7-2 vote at a two-day policy meeting. Board members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissented from the decision, according to Business Recorder.\n\nThe Bank of Japan Governor, Kazuo Ueda, is set to hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. local time to explain the decision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "BOJ Raises Interest Rates to 31-Year High in Widely Expected Move (Update 1)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "BOJ raises interest rates to 31-year high in widely expected move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move-8168460",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:27:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}