Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised its benchmark interest rate to a 31-year high in a bid to tame inflation. Officials faced mounting pressure to tighten monetary policy further as a spike in global oil prices, driven by the West Asia crisis, added to domestic inflationary pressures in the Japanese economy.
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A major central bank's rate move to a multi-decade high is a standard international-economy question.
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- The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high.
- The move aims to combat rising inflation.
- An oil-price spike from the West Asia crisis added to price pressures.
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