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Kuroda defends aggressive monetary policy against critics

The BOJ will keep up its monetary-easing moves to get to the inflation target, vows its governor

Published Tue, Nov 25, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Tokyo

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) will continue aggressive monetary easing, insisted governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday, despite rising concerns over the impact of the central bank's policy on the yen and fears among some members of its Policy Board that the bank would be seen as "monetising" Japanese government debt.

Both concerns are likely to surface in political debate in the run-up to Japan's general election on Dec 14. Opposition political part…