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Bank of Japan Rate Decision

Bank of Japan Rate Decision 18 September 2026

Bank of Japan Rate Decision 18 September 2026: 1.25%, in line with the forecast and against 1% in July 2026 (first reported as 1.00%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Fri 18 Sep 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
1.25%
Forecast
1.25%
The market consensus
Previous
1%
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 18 September 2026: 1.25% against a 1.25% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Sep 2026—1.25%1.25%1%
31 Jul 2026—1.00%1%1.00%
16 Jun 2026—1.00%1.0%0.75%
28 Apr 2026—0.75%0.75%0.75%
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%
The release before:Bank of Japan Rate Decision 31 July 2026The release after:Bank of Japan Rate Decision 30 October 2026Bank of Japan Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar