Japan ends negative interest rates, but QE continues

As Japan puts an end to the global negative interest rate era, its central bank's QE programme remains in place and may be a model for peers. Investors maintain a bullish outlook on the stock market.

Global attention pivoted to Japan on Tuesday (March 19) when the Bank of Japan, led by governor Kazuo Ueda, finally abandoned negative interest rates, raising its deposit rate from -0.10% to 0.00 to 0.10%. This move signals Japan’s triumphant emergence from its lost decades and a return to growth, while marking the end of the global negative interest rate era.

I think it’s a very good condition for the Japanese economy at the moment. Reasonable inflation is taking place

Eisuke Sakakibara

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