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Tokyo turns the screw: Bank of Japan lifts rates to 1%, a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan has lifted its policy rate to 1%, the highest since 1995, ending more than three decades of accommodation and forcing a reset in global carry-trade arithmetic.

By Monexus Staff Writer·asia·1-minute read·16 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗

Wire provenance

This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/
https://t.me/TheSpectatorIndex/