BoJ (Bank of Japan)
Japan · Short-term policy interest rate
Official calendar page →Current policy rate
1.25%
Since 18 September 2026
Hawk/dove tilt
+6.5 (hawkish)
Average of 2 speeches with a policy signal
Next meeting
30 October 2026, Friday · time not announced
Upcoming meetings
- BoJ18 December 2026 · FridayTime not announcedin 66 days
- BoJ22 January 2027 · FridayTime not announcedin 101 days
- BoJ18 March 2027 · ThursdayTime not announcedin 156 days
- BoJ28 April 2027 · WednesdayTime not announcedin 197 days
- BoJ11 June 2027 · FridayTime not announcedin 241 days
- BoJ22 July 2027 · ThursdayTime not announcedin 282 days
- BoJ22 September 2027 · WednesdayTime not announcedin 344 days
- BoJ29 October 2027 · FridayTime not announcedin 381 days
- BoJ17 December 2027 · FridayTime not announcedin 430 days
Past meetings
- BoJ18 September 2026 · FridayTime not announced1.25% (+25 bp)
- BoJ31 July 2026 · FridayTime not announced1.00% (no change)
- BoJ16 June 2026 · TuesdayTime not announced1.00% (+25 bp)
- BoJ28 April 2026 · TuesdayTime not announced0.75% (no change)
- BoJ19 March 2026 · ThursdayTime not announced0.75% (no change)
- BoJ23 January 2026 · FridayTime not announced0.75% (no change)
Decision rates come from FRED for the Fed, the ECB Data Portal for the ECB, EVDS for the CBRT, the MPC voting history for the BoE, table F1 for the RBA and the policy statements for the BoJ.
Recent speeches
All →- 21 September 2026Kazuyuki Masu — Economic activity, prices, and monetary policy in Japan+6.0 (hawkish)
- 16 September 2026Hajime Takata — Economic activity, prices, and monetary policy in Japan+7.0 (very hawkish)