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Japan's BOJ Maintains Interest Rate at 0.75% Amid CFT Measures Japan's Bank of Japan (BOJ) held the benchmark interest rate at 0.75% during its March 19 meeting, with an 8-1 vote. This follows a pause in December 2025, as the central bank cited a moderate economic recovery and risks from Middle East tensions. Analysts, including those at Bank of America, anticipate a rate hike in June. Meanwhile, global regulators such as the EU’s MiCA framework continue to influence financial stability and CFT compliance.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, a prediction market on the "Bank of Japan's June interest rate decision" has been launched on Polymarket. No valid probabilities are currently available.At the monetary policy meeting held on March 19, the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-to-1 vote, to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75%. This marks the second consecutive meeting at which the Bank of Japan has paused after raising rates at the end of last year. In its statement, the Bank of Japan noted that the Japanese economy is experiencing a moderate recovery, but heightened uncertainty regarding the economic outlook stems from the recent escalation in the Middle East and a significant rise in oil prices.

Due to persistent core inflation pressures (with some committee members having proposed raising rates to 1.0% at the March meeting), certain financial institutions and macro analysts, including Bank of America, still expect the Bank of Japan to resume rate hikes in June after evaluating wage and price data.

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