# Bank of Japan raises rates to 1.25%

https://mins.news/en/item/63636

- Financial Times, 2026-09-18 02:59 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/97a0bed5-0580-4ccc-bd3c-fe9a714259e2?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995.

## Stories

- [Japan Yen and Stock Market Trends](https://mins.news/en/topic/japan-yen-and-stock-market) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/japan-yen-and-stock-market.md

## Related coverage

- [Why did Japan just raise rates, and why isn’t it helping the yen?](https://mins.news/en/video/64173) — Reuters, 2026-09-18
- [BOJ Governor Ueda speaks at news conference](https://mins.news/en/item/63992) — Reuters, 2026-09-18
- [Investors react as BOJ raises interest rates to 31-year high](https://mins.news/en/item/63766) — Reuters, 2026-09-18
- [Japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%](https://mins.news/en/item/63719) — euronews, 2026-09-18