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  • Jun. 20, 2019Monetary Policy Releases
  • Jul.  5, 2019Speech by Deputy Governor Amamiya at a Reuters Newsmaker Event in Tokyo (Should the Bank of Japan Issue a Digital Currency?)
  • Jul.  3, 2019Speech by Board Member Funo in Hiroshima (Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy in Japan) (Photo:Kyodo News)
  • Jul.  8, 2019Regional Economic Report (Summary) (July 2019)
  • Jul.  2, 2019Tankan (June 2019 Survey)

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The short-term policy interest rate: minus 0.1 percent, The long-term interest rate (10-year JGB yields): around 0 percent

  • undefinedMonetary Basebillion yen()
  • Current Account Balances at the Bank of Japan billion yen()
  • Basic Loan Rate0.3%(since December 19, 2008)
  • Interest Rate Applied to the Complementary Deposit Facilityminus 0.1%(applied to the Policy-Rate Balance, since February 16, 2016)
  • Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate(average)%()
  • Next Monetary Policy Meeting DateJuly 29 and 30, 2019

Note: P indicates preliminary figures

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  • Jul. 24, 2019StatisticsAverage Interest Rates by Type of Deposit [PDF 87KB]
  • Jul. 23, 2019StatisticsJapanese Government Bonds Held by the Bank of Japan [XLSX 30KB]
  • Jul. 23, 2019StatisticsT-Bills Purchased by the Bank of Japan [XLSX 18KB]
  • Jul. 23, 2019Research and StudiesMeasures of Underlying Inflation 
  • Jul. 23, 2019Research and StudiesDevelopments in Real Exports and Real Imports 
  • Jul. 23, 2019StatisticsBank of Japan Accounts (July 20) 
  • Jul. 23, 2019AnnouncementsSpeech by Governor Kuroda at the 2019 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture on July 22, 2019 (Overcoming Deflation: Japan's Experience and Challenges Ahead) 
  • Jul. 22, 2019Research and Studies(Research Paper)IMES DPS: Sovereign Default Triggered by Inability to Repay Debt 
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Highlights

  • May  29, 2019Announcements(Video) 2019 BOJ-IMES Conference (Opening Remarks by Governor Kuroda, the Mayekawa Lecture by Mr. Trichet, and Keynote Speech by Prof. Walsh)
  • Apr. 26, 2019Monetary PolicyOutlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2019, full text) [PDF 1,246KB]
  • Jun. 27, 2019AnnouncementsSpeech by Deputy Governor Wakatabe in Aomori (Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy) (Photo:Kyodo News)
  • May  22, 2019AnnouncementsSpeech by Board Member Harada in Nagasaki (Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy in Japan) (Photo:Kyodo News)
  • Jul. 10, 2019StatisticsCorporate Goods Price Index (June) [PDF 131KB]
  • May  30, 2019AnnouncementsSpeech by Board Member Sakurai in Shizuoka (Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy in Japan) (Photo:Kyodo News)
  • Jul.  5, 2019Research and Studies78th Opinion Survey
  • Jun. 18, 2019Research and Studies(Research Paper) Rebasing of the Services Producer Price Index to the Base Year 2015

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