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BOJ's Money Printer Goes 'Brrr... Wait, Stop!'

Reading time: 2 min • Mar 5, 2025, 10:56 AM (UTC)

Key Points

  • Japan's Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates as...

Japan's beloved zero-interest-rate policy is finally getting the Marie Kondo treatment - if it doesn't spark joy (or inflation), it's time to let it go. Bank of Japan's Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida dropped the monetary policy equivalent of "we need to talk" on March 5, 2025, signaling more interest rate hikes are coming.

From Zero to... Well, Almost Zero

After decades of treating interest rates like they're in a limbo contest (how low can you go?), the BOJ has courageously raised rates to a whopping 0.5%. Yes, you read that right - half a percent. Most central banks would consider this...

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