日本央行以8-1的投票结果维持利率不变，将视情况加息

The Bank of Japan held its policy rate at 1% on Friday, in line with expectations, after raising the benchmark rate to its highest level since 1995 last month. Board member Takata Hajime dissented, supporting a 25-basis-point hike, arguing that conditions have entered a new phase and that the central bank needs to take a flexible approach to address upside risks to prices and changes in overseas financial conditions. The BOJ stated that it will continue to raise interest rates in accordance with economic and price developments as well as financial conditions, noting that underlying inflation is close to 2%, financial conditions remain accommodative, and both significant downside risks to economic activity and significant upside risks to prices have diminished. In its latest economic projections, the BOJ lowered its core CPI forecast for fiscal 2026 from 2.8% to 2.5%, while raising its GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2026 from 0.5% to 0.6%.