BOJ keeps interest rates steady, decides to start selling ETFs

The Bank of Japan has maintained its short-term interest rates at 0.5%. However, the central bank decided to begin selling its exchange-traded funds and real-estate investment trusts. Naoki Tamura and Hajime Takata dissented to the decision. Gover...

By Reuters | Sep 19, 2025, 10.07 AM IST

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has decided to maintain its short-term interest rates at 0.5% following a two-day policy meeting.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday, but decided to start selling its holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) and real-estate investment trusts (REIT).

As widely expected, the central bank maintained short-term interest rates at 0.5% at the two-day policy meeting that ended on Friday. But board members Naoki Tamura and Hajime Takata dissented to the decision.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a news conference to explain the decision at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT).

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