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• The Bank of Japan raised its target overnight call rate to 0.25% from 0-0.1% by a vote of 7 to 2 and unveiled a detailed quantitative tightening plan that would reduce monthly bond purchases in stages to about 3 trillion yen as of January. March 2026. The yen and Nikkei were initially volatile, with bank stocks in Tokyo jumping higher. The yen last traded at 152.73 per dollar. Having started July at a 38-year low of 161.96 per dollar, the yen is now chasing a three-month high. More than 5% growth in a month is the first month of growth for the currency this year. A...