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The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high.

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September 18th, 2026

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high.

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On Friday, the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate from 1.0% to 1.25%, scaling a peak not seen in 31 years.

日本央行于周五将其基准利率自1.0%上调至1.25%,攀抵31年来的峰值水平。

For years, the Bank of Japan kept interest rates at zero or even in negative territory, seeking thereby to spur the expansion of borrowing and spending, and in turn to fend off deflation and guide the Japanese economy out of its protracted slump; now, however, the bank is striving to steer monetary policy back toward normality.

日本央行多年来始终将利率维系于零乃至负值区间,力图以此激励借贷与支出的扩张,进而抵御通货紧缩、引领日本经济走出长期低迷;而今,该行正谋求推动货币政策回归常态。

The increase in the uncollateralized overnight call ratea short-term interest ratehad been widely anticipated as the two-day monetary policy committee meeting drew to a close, and had recently been broadly priced in by global markets.

此次对无担保隔夜拆借利率——一种短期利率——的上调,在为期两天的货币政策委员会会议落幕之际,已然为外界所普遍预期,且近期已获全球市场广泛计入。

Kazuo Ueda, the Governor of the Bank of Japan, stated that this decision had been reached after a comprehensive review of numerous risk factors, including the war in Iran, the sustained expansion of demand in the artificial intelligence market, and exchange-rate volatility.

日本央行行长上田和夫此番决策乃是在通盘审视伊朗战争人工智能市场需求持续扩张以及汇率波动等诸多风险因素之后所作出者。

"The Japanese economy is continuing its gradual recovery process," he told reporters, while simultaneously noting that the inflation rate has drawn close to the 2% target level.

“日本经济正持续其渐进式复苏进程,”他向记者表示,并同时指出通胀率已逼近2%的目标水平。

Analysts have pointed out that there may still be a risk of another interest rate hike later this year or early next year.

分析人士指出今年晚些时候抑或明年年初或仍有再度加息之虞

When asked about further monetary tightening, Ueda emphasized that more time is needed to assess whether the upward trend in prices is stabilizing, while wage growth and the evolution of other risk factors must also be closely monitored.

当被问及进一步收紧货币政策时,上田着重强调尚需更多时日以研判物价上涨态势是否趋于稳定与此同时亦须密切关注工资增长及其他风险因素的演变

Ueda stated that on the nine-member policy committee, two members dissented, voicing concerns about the robustness of Japan's economic growth.

上田表示,在由九名成员组成的政策委员会中,有两人持反对意见,他们对日本经济增长的力度表示担忧。

The Federal Reserve also raised its key interest rate this week.

美联储本周上调关键利率

Wednesday's rate hike, the first since 2023, was intended to curb stubbornly high inflation.

周三的加息2023年以来之首举意在遏制居高不下的通胀

Amid concerns over the yen's weakness, the United States has also kept up pressure on Japan, urging it to raise interest rates.

鉴于对日元疲软的忧虑,美国亦持续向日本施压,敦促其加息。

The two countries recently intervened in a coordinated effort to shore up the yen; yet even after the Bank of Japan stepped in, the dollar continued to strengthen, at one point climbing above 157 yen, whereas earlier this year it had risen past 160 yen.

两国近期协同干预以支撑日元,然而即便日本央行已出手,美元依旧走强,一度攀升至157日元上方;而今年早些时候,美元曾升破160日元。

The Bank of Japan has anchored its inflation target at around 2%.

日本央行已将通胀目标锚定于2%上下

Inflation in Japan is currently hovering broadly around that level, although some consumers complain that the recent surge in prices has been excessively steep, particularly for gasoline and petroleum-related products.

当前日本通胀大体趋近于这一水准尽管部分消费者诟病近期物价涨势过于凌厉汽油石油相关产品尤甚

Given that crude oil prices remain persistently elevated, the Bank of Japan will likely lean toward initiating further rate hikes sooner rather than later, in order to contain the risk that the consumer inflation rate overshoots the underlying inflation rate,” noted Harumi Taguchi, an economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

“鉴于原油价格持续居高不下,日本央行料将倾向于尽早而非延后启动进一步加息,以遏制消费者通胀率超越基础通胀率的风险,”标普全球市场财智经济学家田口晴美指出。

She went on to note that, in light of the rising borrowing costs for small and medium-sized enterprises and the upward drift in mortgage rates, a further increase in interest rates could likewise weigh on the economy.

她继而指出,鉴于中小企业借贷成本的攀升与房贷利率的上扬,利率的进一步走高亦可能对经济构成拖累。

Analysts are further alarmed: even as public debt has already been ballooning, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government has nonetheless pledged to undertake aggressive public spending, such as tax cuts and substantial defence investment.

分析人士还忧心忡忡:在公共债务已然不断膨胀之际,首相高市早苗政府却承诺推行激进的公共支出,诸如减税与大幅国防投资。

No sooner had the Bank of Japan's decision been made public than Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index promptly surged in response, climbing by as much as 1.4%.

日本央行决议一经公诸于世,东京基准日经225指数旋即应声攀升,涨幅高达1.4%。

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