The Bank of Japan lifted its benchmark interest rate to a 31-year high, citing underlying inflation that is approaching its 2 percent target. Investors weighed the move as a signal that the era of ultra-loose monetary policy is ending.

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    2 days ago

    Thirty-one-year high. Adorable. Japan’s debt-to-GDP sits near 250 percent — this isn’t tightening, it’s the bill for three decades of free money.