{"id":21272,"date":"2026-07-31T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21272"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:53:14","slug":"bank-of-japan-keeps-policy-rate-unchanged-at-1-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21272","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged at 1 Percent<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bank of Japan has decided to keep its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged at 1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Following a two-day monetary policy meeting, the bank\u2019s policy board voted by majority on Friday to maintain the current rate.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank of Japan has raised interest rates five times since ending its historic negative interest rate policy in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the bank raised its short-term policy rate from 0.75 percent to 1 percent, taking the rate to its highest level since 1995.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21272\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk The Bank of Japan has decided to keep its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged at 1 percent. 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