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Japanese Central Bank Raises Interest Rates for Second Time Since 2007

• Bank of Japan hikes key rate to 0.25%
• Some 14 of 48 economists had expected a rate hike
• Monthly JGB purchases to be 3 trillion yen in Jan-Mar 2026
• Announcement comes ahead of Federal Reserve decision
• Yen declines in volatile trade, with stocks fluctuating