# BoJ Minutes: Members Agree It Was Suitable to Keep Raising the Policy Rate

> The Bank of Japan released minutes of its September meeting, in which members agreed that continuing to raise the policy interest rate was appropriate. One member said the rate should move closer to target relatively soon while keeping flexibility in either direction. Members said they would speed up hikes if signs of rising prices appeared.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:08:22.709Z
- Category: macro · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81162-boj-minutes-members-agree-it-was-suitable-to-keep-raising-the-policy-rate
- Commodities: [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A hawkish BoJ narrows the rate gap with the US and supports the yen, which lowers the yen cost of dollar-priced feed imports. Price effects on feed commodities are indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- tmgm.com: https://www.tmgm.com/en/analysis/market-news/article/boj-minutes-members-agree-it-was-suitable-for-bank-to-keep-increasing-policy-interest-rate-202611050000

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