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Analysis:Why the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later

People familiar with the BOJ’s thinking say it prefers a standard 25-basis-point move to avoid jolting markets and households.

TOKYO, Sept 8 : The last time Japan's central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was said to be worth more than the combined real estate of California.That was 1989, the peak of Japan's asset bubble that popped soon after, creating

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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