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SAT, 31 OCT · 72 ITEMS
Kyodo News, The Japan Times, Channel News Asia + 9 more · Japan
12 outletsThe Bank of Japan left its policy interest rate unchanged at its October 2026 meeting, judging that its preferred gauge of has finally moved into line with the for the first time since 2013 — effectively a milestone in Japan's long exit from deflation. The hold signals that officials now see the 2% inflation goal as being met on a sustainable basis, and want to assess that before deciding on further rate moves.
The claim comes from the BOJ's own post-meeting statement and outlook, so it is authoritative about what the central bank decided and how it characterized underlying inflation; CNBC is reporting directly on that release. The 'first time since 2013' detail refers specifically to the BOJ's underlying-inflation gauge, not necessarily headline CPI, and should be read as the BOJ's assessment rather than an independent statistical calculation.
Genuinely new: this is coverage of the current October 2026 BOJ monetary policy decision, following board members' pre-meeting signals that underlying inflation was stabilizing at 2%.
In the days leading up to this decision, we reported the BOJ was likely to determine that underlying inflation had reached 2%, and that Governor Ueda and board member Koeda had both signalled it was stabilizing at that level.