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Japan Interest Rate Decision

Latest Release

Jul 31, 2024

Actual

0.25%

Forecast

0.10%

Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy board publishes its decision about where to set the target overnight rate. As short term interest rates are an important determinant of currency valuation, traders watch interest rate changes closely. A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the JPY, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the JPY.

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Currency: JPY

Source: Bank of Japan

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 19, 2024	04:00
Oct 31, 2024	04:00
Sep 20, 2024	04:00			0.25%
Jul 31, 2024	05:00	0.25%	0.10%	0.10%
Jun 14, 2024	04:25	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%
Apr 26, 2024	04:00	0.10%	0.10%	0.10%

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