BOJ to end negative rates, marking 1st hike in 17 years

Japan central bank moves toward normalizing policy amid rising wages

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The Bank of Japan is moving toward its biggest monetary policy shift in more than a decade. (Photo by Nanami Sato)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is expected to end its negative interest rates when its policy board meets on Monday and Tuesday, Nikkei has learned, marking the first rate hike since February 2007 in a turning point for the BOJ's long-running monetary easing policy.

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