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Add as a preferred source on GoogleJapan’s 1.25% Policy Rate Sits Within IMF’s Neutral-Rate Range
The IMF’s 2026 outlook projects inflation to converge with the BOJ’s 2% target in 2027.
The International Monetary Fund expects the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to keep raising rates gradually toward neutral, with policy decisions remaining flexible and data-dependent amid uncertainty around global conditions and the neutral rate.
The IMF estimates Japan’s nominal neutral rate at 1.1% to 2.2% as of the second quarter of 2025. The BOJ’s current policy rate is 1.25%, within that range.
The IMF’s 2026 Japan outlook projected inflation to rise during 2026 before converging with the BOJ’s 2% target in 2027.
Riza Dagoc
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