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BOJ’s Kuroda: Uncertainty quite high for economic outlook
“The uncertainty is quite high for Japan’s economic outlook,” the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in his opening remarks at the post-monetary policy meeting press conference scheduled on Thursday. Further comments Risks are skewed to the downside in both economy and prices. Ready to ease monetary policy without hesitation as needed. Strain in global financial markets has eased somewhat. Will extend BOJ’s special programme on coronavirus responses beyond March 2021 deadline as needed. The US economy is recovering steadily. Need to carefully monitor economic development overseas amid varying ... (full story)