BOJ keeps rates steady, raises growth and inflation forecasts

January 22, 2026 10:14 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan December19, 2025. REUTERS/Manami Yamada/File Photo

TOKYO, ⁠Jan 23 (Reuters) - ⁠The ‍Bank of Japan ‍kept interest rates steady ​on Friday ​and raised its economic and inflation forecasts, signalling its ​readiness to continue hiking ​still-low borrowing costs.

As widely ‌expected, the central bank maintained short-term ​interest rates ⁠at 0.75% by an ‌8-1 vote.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda ‌will hold a news ‌conference to explain the decision at 3:30 ‍p.m. (0630 GMT).

(Reporting by Leika Kihara, ⁠Makiko Yamazaki, Satoshi Sugiyama and Kentaro KomiyaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)



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