Summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan meeting: One member stated that even if the policy rate is raised to 0.75%, Japan's real interest rate will remain in deep negative territory.

2025-12-29

Summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan meeting: One member stated that even if the policy rate is raised to 0.75%, Japan's real interest rate will remain in deep negative territory.

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2025-12-29

Summary of comments from the Bank of Japan meeting: One member stated that the weakening yen and rising long-term interest rates may be partly due to the policy rate being kept too low relative to the inflation rate.

2025-12-29

Asian Stock Markets 1. The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 4.06 points, or 0.1%, at 3963.68 on Friday, December 26. 2. The Shenzhen Component Index closed up 72.48 points, or 0.54%, at 13603.89 on Friday, December 26. 3. The CSI 300 Index close