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    Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% and signals further tightening

    Question

    Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% and signals further tightening

    Direct answer

    JPY should strengthen on a higher expected rate path, while Japanese duration and rate-sensitive equities face pressure; the move also supports financials relative to defensives.

    Original publisher
    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-18
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-22

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% and signals further tightening”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-18/bank-of-japan-raises-policy-rate-to-1-25-and-signals-further-tightening-f1f112

    MACRO
    Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% and signals further tightening
    JPY should strengthen on a higher expected rate path, while Japanese duration and rate-sensitive equities face pressure; the move also supports financials relative to defensives.
    JPYNIKKEI 225JGB 10Y
    Impact
    95
    SEP 18
    SIG
    JPYNIKKEI 225JGB 10Y
    Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% and signals further tightening
    JPY should strengthen on a higher expected rate path, while Japanese duration and rate-sensitive equities face pressure; the move also supports financials relative to defensives.
    Impact
    JPY should strengthen on a higher expected rate path, while Japanese duration and rate-sensitive equities face pressure; the move also supports financials relative to defensives.
    Affected
    JPYNIKKEI 225JGB 10Y
    Source facts

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    JPYa higher policy-rate path widens Japan's carry support and improves the yen's relative yield appealUp1-5dBoJ raised rates to 1.25% and signalled readiness to keep pushing borrowing costs up
    NIKKEI 225tighter policy tends to compress valuation multiples and lift funding costs for domestic risk assetsDown1-5dBoJ raised rates to a 31-year high
    JGB 10Yfront-end tightening and a more hawkish path pressure bond pricesDown1-5dBoJ signalled readiness to keep pushing borrowing costs up

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    JPYUpdisagreed38.98 2026-09-18+0.84%+0.96%-1.80%

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