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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney and agencies

Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high to curb impact of rising prices

Traffic signs in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
The Bank of Japan has been raising rates since 2024, when it lifted its base rate out of negative territory. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Japan’s central bank has increased interest rates to a fresh 31-year high as it attempts to combat global inflation linked to the war in Iran.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) voted to raise its target interest rate from 1% to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995.

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