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![[Bulletin] The Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision meeting policy rate has been left unchanged](https://imgu.web.nhk/news/u/news/nd/kiji/20261030de68221/20261030de68221_E0000127010_1_l.jpg)
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At its monetary policy meeting held until the 30th, the BoJ decided to maintain the current policy rate. Encourage short-term market rates to remain around 1.25%. We just raised interest rates at the last meeting in September, and households and businesses...
Japanese public opinion
Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.
Positive / Negative toward: Bank of Japan's rate hold and its 2% inflation target judgment
Positive points
Holding rates makes sense with a weak economy and inflation near 2%.
2% should be a range rather than a strict number I have to hit exactly.
Negative points
The BOJ should have raised rates sooner, and holding now feels like a mistake.
Real prices feel way above 2%, and the index doesn't reflect what we pay daily.
Wages aren't keeping up, so higher prices just squeeze us harder.
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