# BOJ may raise rates in September and speed up tightening, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/22024

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 09:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/boj-eyeing-september-rate-hike-faster-pace-tightening-sources-say-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7ee284325a7500012aa214

> Three people familiar with the Bank of Japan’s thinking say it could lift interest rates as early as September and may consider raising them more frequently afterward than its current pace of roughly twice a year.

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