--- title: "Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high" description: "Most outlets reported the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates to a 31-year high, noting it was a widely expected move. Business Recorder framed the increase as a preventive measure against inflation overshooting the 2% target, while ARY News highlighted the factors driving inflation, such as energy prices and a weak yen." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9145-japan-s-central-bank-raises-policy-rate-to-31-year-high site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high business · updated 18 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM PKT · 18 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates to a 31-year high, noting it was a widely expected move. Business Recorder framed the increase as a preventive measure against inflation overshooting the 2% target, while ARY News highlighted the factors driving inflation, such as energy prices and a weak yen. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The News International** — [BOJ rate hike to 31-years high: Economic outlook and broader impact](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1416743-boj-rate-hike-to-31-years-high-economic-outlook-and-broader-impact) · 18 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM PKT > The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, marking its highest level since 1995.This bold step away from decades of ultra-loose monetary policy aims to combat persistent inflation... - **Minute Mirror** — [Japan raises interest rate to 31-year high amid inflation pressures](https://minutemirror.com.pk/japan-raises-interest-rate-to-31-year-high-amid-inflation-pressures-631741/) · 18 Sep 2026, 10:49 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has raised its benchmark interest rate to its highest level in 31 years as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low - **ARY News (English)** — [Japan’s central bank raises policy rate to 31-year high](https://arynews.tv/japans-central-bank-raises-policy-rate-to-31-year-high) · 18 Sep 2026, 9:00 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > The Bank of Japan raises interest rates to combat inflation driven by energy prices and a weak yen. Discover more insights. - **Business Recorder** — [BOJ raises interest rates to 31-year high in widely expected move](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440100/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move) · 18 Sep 2026, 8:19 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised ​interest rates to a ‌31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a ​widely expected move ​to forestall risks of inflation ⁠overshooting its 2% ​inflation target. At a two-day ​policy meeting that ended on Friday, the board decided ​by a 7-2 ​vote to raise its policy rate ‌from ⁠1%. Board member Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissented to ​the decision. BOE holds rate, war... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Short-term JGB yields jump to multi-decade highs on BOJ rate-hike bets](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3323-short-term-jgb-yields-jump-to-multi-decade-highs-on-boj-rate) · 15 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related 4 articles from 4 outlets, 18 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.