When is the next Bank of Japan meeting?

Q: When is the next Bank of Japan meeting?

The next Bank of Japan Rate Decision is scheduled for Jul 31, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is released 8 times per year. The consensus forecast is not yet set, versus a previous reading of n/a.

Bank of Japan Rate Decision is next released on Jul 31, 2026 (in 30 days).

Next BoJ decision

Released 8 times per year

Jul 31, 2026 03:00 UTC

in 30 days

Consensus forecast

Awaiting consensus

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Published by Bank of Japan

The next Bank of Japan decision is announced on Friday, July 31, 2026, usually around midday Tokyo time after a two-day meeting. The BoJ holds eight scheduled policy meetings a year. Because BoJ policy shifts are rare and heavily telegraphed, any surprise tends to move the yen sharply.

Recent BoJ decisions

Period	Actual	Forecast	Previous	Outcome	Released
Jun 16, 2026	1.00%	1.0%	0.75%	inline	Jun 16, 2026
Apr 28, 2026	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	inline	Apr 28, 2026
Mar 19, 2026	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	inline	Mar 19, 2026
Oct 30, 2025	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	inline	Oct 30, 2025
Sep 19, 2025	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	inline	Sep 19, 2025
Jul 31, 2025	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	inline	Jul 31, 2025

See the full Bank of Japan Rate Decision history, what it measures and how it moves the JPY.

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