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Bank of Japan Holds Rate at 1.25% and Accelerates ETF Sales to 860 Billion Yen

The BOJ kept rates steady while accelerating ETF sales, a two-track normalisation that matters for Japan’s currency, bonds and Asian portfolios.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Tokyo, 30 October 2026 – The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate at 1.25 per cent on Friday but signalled that borrowing costs could rise again as soon as December. The central bank said underlying inflation was broadly consistent with its 2 per cent target and announced that annual exchange-traded fund sales would increase to 860 billion yen, or about US$5.45 billion, from January, compared with the current 330 billion yen pace.

The decision matters to Asian businesses and investors because Japan’s policy settings move through the yen, government bonds, regional funding costs and equity valuations. The confirmed facts are the rate hold, the 860 billion yen ETF-sale pace and the central bank’s assessment that underlying inflation is near target. The timing of a future hike remains a policy decision, not a certainty. Companies with yen exposure should therefore separate the announced balance-sheet change from market expectations about rates.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.