# Investors react as BOJ raises interest rates to 31-year high

https://mins.news/en/item/63766

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 06:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/view-investors-react-boj-raising-interest-rates-31-year-high-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aacda7289e5cf0001dfaee5

> The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to 1.25%, the highest level in 31 years, in a widely anticipated move aimed at limiting the risk that inflation would overshoot its 2% target.

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