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At its policy meeting concluded on 18 September 2026, to what level did the Bank of Japan set its short-term policy interest rate?

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the policy rate in basis points, as a whole number
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www.boj.or.jp, ap news, "japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years": https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, ap news, 'japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years' (https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7); reports 1.25% at the september 18 decision, converted to 125 basis points. reuters independently reports the same 1.25% rate (https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642)., ap news, https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, ap news: https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7 ; reuters via investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, apnews.com, associated press, https://apnews.com/article/67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, associated press, https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, associated press, https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7; reuters via investing.com, https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, associated press, japan’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years: https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, associated press: https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7 ; reuters (marketscreener republication): https://www.marketscreener.com/news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31-year-high-in-widely-expected-move-ce785bd3d081f322/, bank of japan official monetary policy statement, 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf), which raised the guideline for the uncollateralized overnight call rate to around 1.25%; corroborated by cnbc (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html) and the japan times (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/18/economy/boj-meeting-september/), bank of japan official statement (boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf) and cnbc (cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html), bank of japan official statement, 'change in the guideline for money market operations' (18 september 2026, https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf), corroborated by bloomberg ('bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops', 18 september 2026) and the japan times ('bank of japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher', 18 september 2026), bank of japan official statement, 'change in the guideline for money market operations,' 18 september 2026 (boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf), corroborated by bloomberg ('bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops') and the japan times reporting on the same date, bank of japan official statement, 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); corroborated by cnbc, "bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation" (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html), bank of japan official statement, boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf; corroborated by bloomberg (2026-09-18) and the japan times (2026-09-18), bank of japan statement 18 sep 2026 (boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); fxstreet report of the decision, bank of japan statement 18 sep 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); cnbc 2026-09-18; japan times 2026-09-18, bank of japan statement of 18 sep 2026 (boj.or.jp), corroborated by cnbc and upi, 18 sep 2026, bank of japan, "change in the guideline for money market operations," september 18, 2026, https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf, bank of japan, '(reference) change in the guideline for money market operations (september 2026 mpm),' september 18, 2026; associated press, 'japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years,' september 18, 2026., bank of japan, 'change in the guideline for money market operations', 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); bloomberg, 'bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops', 18 september 2026, bank of japan, 'change in the guideline for money market operations', september 18, 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); corroborated by bloomberg, 'bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops' (september 18, 2026), bank of japan, 'change in the policy rate' statement, 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); corroborated by cnbc, 'bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation' (18 sep 2026), bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations (september 18, 2026), https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations (september 18, 2026), https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf; associated press, japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations (september 18, 2026), https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf; reuters, https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations (september 18, 2026): https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations (september 18, 2026): https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf; reuters via investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations, 18 september 2026 (boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); fxstreet report, bank of japan, change in the guideline for money market operations, 18 september 2026: https://www.boj.or.jp/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf, bank of japan, change in the monetary policy framework statement, 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); corroborated by fxstreet, bank of japan, official statement 'change in the guideline for money market operations', 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf), corroborated by bloomberg 'bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops' (18 september 2026), bank of japan, official statement 'change in the guideline for money market operations', 18 september 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/k260918a.pdf); corroborated by upi report 'bank of japan raises rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years' (https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2026/09/18/japan-policy-rate-raised-central-bank-weak-yen/6681789772736/), bank of japan, statements on monetary policy 2026 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/state_2026/index.htm; its september 18, 2026 announcement states the rate was around 1.25%); associated press, https://apnews.com/article/67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-18/bank-of-japan-hikes-interest-rates-in-a-split-vote-yen-drops) and cnbc (cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html): boj raised its short-term policy rate to 1.25% on 18 september 2026, bloomberg, "bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops" (2026-09-18); corroborated by the japan times, "bank of japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher" (2026-09-18), bloomberg, "bank of japan hikes interest rates in a split vote; yen drops", 2026-09-18 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-18/bank-of-japan-hikes-interest-rates-in-a-split-vote-yen-drops); corroborated by the bank of japan's official statement dated 2026-09-18 (https://www.boj.or.jp/en/mopo/mpmdeci/mpr_2026/mpr260918b.pdf), cnbc (2026-09-18): https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html; the japan times (2026-09-18): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/18/economy/boj-meeting-september/, cnbc (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html) and bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-18/bank-of-japan-hikes-interest-rates-in-a-split-vote-yen-drops): bank of japan raised its short-term policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point from 1% to 1.25% (125 basis points) at the meeting concluded 18 september 2026, in a 7-2 split vote, cnbc, "bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation" (2026-09-18), https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html; corroborated by upi, "bank of japan raises rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years" (2026-09-18), https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2026/09/18/japan-policy-rate-raised-central-bank-weak-yen/6681789772736/, cnbc, "bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation", 18 september 2026, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html, cnbc, 'bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation' (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html); the japan times, 'bank of japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher' (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/18/economy/boj-meeting-september/), cnbc, 'bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation', 2026-09-18 (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html), corroborated by the japan times, 'bank of japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher' (2026-09-18): boj raised its short-term policy rate by 25bp to 1.25% at the meeting concluded 18 september 2026., cnbc, 'bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation', 2026-09-18 (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html); corroborated by the japan times, 'bank of japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher' (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/18/economy/boj-meeting-september/), cnbc, 18 sep 2026: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html ; upi: https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2026/09/18/japan-policy-rate-raised-central-bank-weak-yen/6681789772736/, cnbc, upi and japan times reports of 18 sep 2026 boj decision, reuters (investing.com republication): https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642 ; associated press: https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, reuters via investing.com, https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, reuters, "boj raises interest rates to 31-year high in widely expected move", september 18, 2026 (tokyo dateline), republished by investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, reuters, boj raises interest rates to 31-year high in widely expected move, https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, reuters, https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/boj-raises-interest-rates-to-31year-high-in-widely-expected-move-4906642, the associated press, https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-interest-rates-inflation-67e71246d3af41bcfc61aa788f9959c7, tradingeconomics.com, uk.marketscreener.com, upi, "bank of japan raises rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years", 2026-09-18, https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2026/09/18/japan-policy-rate-raised-central-bank-weak-yen/6681789772736/ ; corroborated by cnbc, "bank of japan raises interest rates to 31-year high", 2026-09-18, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/japan-raises-rates-30-year-high-yen-jgb.html, upi, 'bank of japan raises rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years', 18 sep 2026 (https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2026/09/18/japan-policy-rate-raised-central-bank-weak-yen/6681789772736/); also japan times and boj statement of 18 sep 2026 (boj.or.jp) in search results, www.bloomberg.com, www.cnbc.com, www.investing.com, www.japantimes.co.jp, www.upi.com

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