BOJ raises interest rates, lays out bond taper plan
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Wednesday and projected inflation to stay around its 2% target in coming years, signaling its resolve to steadily unwind a decade of massive monetary stimulus.
At the two-day policy meeting that ended on Wednesday, the central bank also laid out a detailed quantitative tightening plan that will reduce monthly bond buying in several stages to around 3 trillion yen ($19.6 billion) as of January-March 2026.
The nine-member board decided to hike the overnight call rate target at 0.25% from 0-0.1% by a 7-2 vote.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a news conference at 0630 GMT to explain the decision.
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Reporting by Leika Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki, Mariko Katsumura, Kantaro Komiya, Satoshi Sugiyama, David Dolan, Kaori Kaneko and Sakura Murakami; Editing by Sam Holmes
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