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Urgent: Bank of Japan raises interest rate by 25 basis points to 30-year high

Urgent: Bank of Japan raises interest rate by 25 basis points to 30-year high

Xinhua
19 Dec 2025, 09:15 GMT+

TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, its highest level in three decades, after a two-day monetary policy meeting, the Nikkei Shimbun reported.

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