Asia Market Daily: Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high of 1.25% (2026/9/18)

What the source reports

The Bank of Japan hikes rates to 1.25%, its highest in 31 years, with more increases expected. Hong Kong plans a wholesale CBDC for tokenized bond settlement, while SoftBank boosts its Arm-backed loan to $25 billion. South Korea's KOSPI surges nearly 3%, and Upbit delists ICX after a replay attack.