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Bank of Japan Rate Decision

Bank of Japan Rate Decision 19 March 2026

Bank of Japan Rate Decision 19 March 2026: 0.75%, in line with the forecast and against 0.75% in October 2025 (first reported as 0.5%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Thu 19 Mar 2026 at 03:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Bank of Japan. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.75%
Forecast
0.75%
The market consensus
Previous
0.75%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The yen’s move depends on guidance and the vote; an anticipated decision with no new signal often produces a muted response.

Bank of Japan Rate Decision 19 March 2026: 0.75% against a 0.75% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Mar 2026—0.75%0.75%0.75%
30 Oct 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
19 Sep 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
31 Jul 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
17 Jun 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
1 May 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
19 Mar 2025—0.5%0.5%0.5%
24 Jan 2025—0.5%0.5%0.25%
19 Dec 2024—0.25%0.25%0.25%
31 Oct 2024—0.25%0.25%0.25%
20 Sep 2024—0.25%0.25%0.25%
31 Jul 2024—0.25%0.1%0.1%
The release before:Bank of Japan Rate Decision 30 October 2025The release after:Bank of Japan Rate Decision 28 April 2026Bank of Japan Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar