Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalates, inflation rises

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Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalates, inflation rises

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The move was widely expected, with economists all but unanimous in seeing back-to-back rate increases as unlikely from the central bank, which made one in January.

This story appeared on japantimes.co.jp, 2025-03-19 03:01:00.