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Bank of Japan Naikkan Suku Bunga ke Level Tertinggi dalam 31 Tahun sebesar 1,25% di Tengah Kekhawatiran Inflasi
Bank of Japan menaikkan suku bunga acuannya sebesar 25 basis poin menjadi 1,25% pada 18 September 2026, level tertinggi dalam 31 tahun, langkah yang telah diperkirakan secara luas akibat inflasi yang terus berlanjut. Keputusan tersebut disetujui dewan sembilan anggota dengan suara 7-2 dan datang hanya tiga bulan setelah kenaikan sebelumnya, menandakan percepatan laju pengetatan moneter.
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Bank of Japan menaikkan suku bunga acuannya sebesar 25 basis poin menjadi 1,25% pada 18 September 2026, mendorong biaya pinjaman ke level tertinggi dalam 31 tahun. Dewan kebijakan bank sentral menyetujui kenaikan itu dengan suara 7-2 pada penutupan pertemuan dua hari, dengan dua anggota yang berbeda pendapat lebih memilih laju pengetatan yang lebih lambat.
Langkah ini telah diperkirakan secara luas oleh pasar, dengan sekitar 90 persen ekonom yang disurvei CNBC sebelum pertemuan memprediksi kenaikan tersebut. Ini menandai langkah terbaru dalam normalisasi kebijakan moneter Bank of Japan yang berkelanjutan, proses yang dimulai pada Maret 2024 saat bank sentral mengakhiri suku bunga negatif dan langkah-langkah pelonggaran luar biasa lainnya.
Para pembuat kebijakan menyebut meningkatnya kekhawatiran inflasi, termasuk kenaikan harga energi, tekanan pasokan global, dan inflasi domestik yang berada di atas target 2 persen bank, sebagai pendorong utama di balik keputusan tersebut. Yang mencolok, kenaikan ini datang hanya tiga bulan setelah kenaikan suku bunga sebelumnya oleh bank sentral, dibandingkan dengan jeda enam bulan antara kenaikan sebelumnya, menunjukkan laju pengetatan yang semakin cepat.
Key facts
- The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% on September 18, 2026, a 31-year high.
- The decision was approved by a 7-2 vote of the policy board.
- About 90% of economists surveyed by CNBC had predicted the hike.
- The move is part of the BOJ's monetary policy normalization that began in March 2024.
- The hike came just three months after the prior increase, versus six months previously, showing a quickening pace of tightening.
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