Bank of Japan leaves short term rate on hold, as expected

Bank of Japan (BoJ) on hold, as expected.

I’ll post more detail on this separately.

… Here we go, the full report is here:

BOJ holds rates at 0.75%, Lifts core inflation outlook. Dissent highlights inflation risk

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The prospect of an April rate hike has gained.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

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