benchmark
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The central bank held the benchmark lending rates unchanged in November, extending a pause in place since May, as economic resilience reduced the urgency for further stimulus.
The Bank of Japan boosts its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, the highest since 1995.
From Barron's
The Bank of Japan boosts its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, the highest since 1995.
From Barron's
It was also the last time the Bank of Japan’s benchmark interest rate was as high as 0.75%.
In a widely expected decision, the Bank of Japan's policy board, led by governor Kazuo Ueda, increased its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point to "around 0.75%" on Friday.
From BBC
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