Bank of Japan’s Koeda emphasizes stronger role in combating inflation
The Bank of Japan is shifting its focus from deflation to combating inflation as it tightens its monetary policy. Board member Junko Koeda highlighted the central bank's strengthened role in managing inflation, which has recently stabilized between 2% and 3%. This marks a significant change from the BOJ's previous deflation-fighting strategies.
- ▪The Bank of Japan is tightening its policy to levels not seen since 1995.
- ▪Japan's core inflation is hovering close to 2%, with headline CPI around 3%.
- ▪As of March 2026, the BOJ's short-term policy rate is at 0.75%, the highest since September 1995.
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Bank of Japan’s Koeda emphasizes stronger role in combating inflation BOJ board member signals a definitive break from decades of deflation-fighting as Japan's central bank tightens policy to levels not seen since 1995. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 21, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Policy Board member Junko Koeda stated that the central bank’s role in fighting inflation is stronger now than it was…
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