At its Monetary Policy Meeting on September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided to encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 1.25%. The vote was 7 in favor and 2 against. The interest rate applied under the Complementary Deposit Facility is 1.25% and the Basic Loan Rate is 1.5%; both apply from the next business day, September 24.The Bank of Japan decided to guide the short-term interest rate that banks charge each other for lending money to around 1.25%. This will be used from September 24. It can also affect, in various ways, the interest rates on loans that companies and families take from banks.
In the nationwide consumer price index (2025 base) for August, released on September 18, 2026 by the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the all-items index was 102.2 (2025 = 100), up 1.9% year on year. All items excluding fresh food was 102.0, up 1.7%, and all items excluding fresh food and energy was 102.5, up 1.9%.The government checked the prices of things and services people usually buy and compared them with a year earlier. In August, prices overall were 1.9% higher on average. Leaving out fresh food such as vegetables and fish, the average was 1.7% higher.
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