Policy tightening still a distant prospect

The Bank of Japan shocked no one in keeping its interest rate targets unchanged today, a status quo we think will last for years. The Bank also revised down its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year and signalled that policy will have to remain loose for a prolonged period.

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