# Yen firms as BOJ board dissent raises prospect of near-term rate hike — TradingView News

> The yen firmed after the Bank of Japan held rates at 0.5% but two board members dissented in favour of a hike. The BOJ also announced plans to sell ETF and REIT holdings, and the dissent raised expectations of an October rate increase.

- Date: 2025-09-19 · published 2025-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23128-yen-firms-as-boj-board-dissent-raises-prospect-of-near-term-rate-hike
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger yen and tighter Japanese policy can slightly lower the dollar cost of imports for Japan, with minimal direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L2N3V604S:0-yen-firms-as-boj-board-dissent-raises-prospect-of-near-term-rate-hike/

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