Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 1.25 percent, a 31-year high
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 1.25 percent, a 31-year high

The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate from 1.0 to 1.25 percent on September 18, 2026, bringing borrowing costs to their highest level in 31 years. The hike came amid rising inflation, wage growth, and pressure from widening rate gaps with the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank. The BoJ signalled readiness to continue tightening policy.

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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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  2. Financial Times+11.9 h
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Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
Al Jazeera · 2026-09-18 04:44 UTC
Japan’s interest rate hiked to 31-year high at 1.25% as inflation rises
Financial Times · 2026-09-18 05:18 UTC
Bank of Japan raises rates to highest since 1995 - Financial Times
The split, in one line
All outlets agree on the core rate decision; the split is mainly how much context to add about inflation drivers and whether to emphasize global rate-gap pressure versus domestic demographics.
How each outlet covered it

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“Bank of Japan raises rates to highest since 1995 - Financial Times”
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“Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high of 1.25% as inflation rises” · Al Jazeera, Reuters

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RReuters Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high 14h ago
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WSJWall Street Journal Japan's Central Bank Picks Up Pace of Tightening With Rate Hike - WSJ 2h ago FTFinancial Times Bank of Japan raises rates to highest since 1995 - Financial Times 2h ago
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AJAl Jazeera Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high of 1.25% as inflation rises 2h ago
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The rate hike was driven partly by pressure from the US-Japan rate gap and the Federal Reserve's recent hike
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Event #17375 · analyzed at 2026-09-18T04:47 UTC · last updated 1h ago