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The Bank of Japan maintains its ultra-loose monetary policy amid “extremely high uncertainties” –

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amid “extremely high uncertainties” affecting the world’s third-largest economy, Japan’s central bank is expected to leave its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged … [Read more…]

Asian markets are mixed as the Bank of Japan leaves monetary policy unchanged in the final meeting of 2023

2 hours ago Australia’s central bank considered raising interest rates in December but paused due to limited data: minutes The Reserve Bank of Australia considered a 25 basis point rate hike in December but ultimately decided to keep rates at 4.35%, central bank minutes showed. The RBA said the case for a rate hike was … [Read more…]