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The Bank of Japan is
the central bank of Japan.

What's New

Apr. 21, 2014	(Research Paper) IMES DPS: Economics (E-3)
Apr. 21, 2014	Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (Apr.) [PDF 420KB]
Apr. 17, 2014	Regional Economic Report (Summary) (Apr. 2014)
Apr. 16, 2014	BOJ Current Account Balances by Sector (Mar.)
Apr. 16, 2014	Average Interest Rates by Type of Deposit [PDF 51KB]
Apr. 15, 2014	Speech by Board Member Miyao in Okayama on Apr. 10, 2014 (Economic Activity and Prices in Japan and Monetary Policy)
Apr. 14, 2014	Operational Changes to the Securities Lending Facility [PDF 58KB]
Apr. 14, 2014	Bank of Japan Accounts (April 10)
Apr. 11, 2014	(Research Paper) Confidence Erosion and Herding Behavior in Bond Markets: An Essay on Central Bank Communication Strategy
Apr. 11, 2014	Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on March 10 and 11, 2014 [PDF 86KB]

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The Bank's Market Operations

Guideline for Money Market Operations The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace of about 60-70 trillion yen. (April 8, 2014)
Monetary Base 222,860 billion yen (April 18, 2014)
Current Account Balances at the Bank of Japan 132,520 billion yen (April 18, 2014)
Basic Loan Rate 0.3% (since December 19, 2008)
Interest Rate Applied to the Complementary Deposit Facility 0.1% (since November 16, 2008)
Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate (average) P0.065% (April 21, 2014)
Bank of Japan Operations
Next Monetary Policy Meeting Date April 30, 2014
Note: P indicates preliminary figures.