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Morning Edition · Friday, September 18, 2026Published at 1:52 AM EDT · New York
Bank of Japan Lifts Its Policy Rate to 1.25% as Bitcoin Trades Above $77,000
The 7-2 decision came two days after the Federal Reserve raised rates, and ether and XRP exchange-traded funds posted outflows even as major tokens gained.
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, which Al Jazeera reported is the highest level in 31 years. The central bank said it acted because of the risk that inflation runs above its 2% target, driven by import c…
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Inflation Reacceleration Reopens the Hiking Cycle
US core inflation prints keep coming in above consensus, forcing markets to price renewed Fed tightening rather than the cuts that underpinned 2025 risk-asset positioning, so each upside CPI surprise repeats the same transmission — higher front-end rates, a firmer dollar, and compressed multiples on long-duration and leveraged assets.
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