The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its key rate on Tuesday March 19, a first in 17 years, simultaneously putting an end to its negative rate policy and control of Japanese bond yields, two unconventional tools in place since 2016. .
Taking note of a now
“more solid”
dynamic between wages and inflation in Japan, the BoJ will now apply a short-term interest rate between 0% and 0.1%, compared to -0.1% previously. .
“Accommodative”
financial conditions
should remain in place for the moment, however, she insisted.