Lucky is the one who buys in the fall

📣 Today, December 18, 2025, the official interest rate of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is at 0.50%. The BOJ raised it to this level in January of this year and has kept it stable since then. Right now, the bank is in the middle of a monetary policy meeting (which started yesterday and ends tomorrow, the 19th). All analysts, economists, and reliable sources (Reuters, Bloomberg, Nippon.com, etc.) expect that tomorrow they will announce an increase of 0.25 points, bringing it to 0.75%, which would be the highest level in 30 years.