Bank of Japan pushes on with stimulus as Fed eyes rate hike

Tokyo

JAPAN'S central bank pressed ahead with its ultra-loose monetary policy on Thursday on the back of an improving economy, as its overseas counterparts start turning off the stimulus taps.

The Bank of Japan held steady after a meeting with its chief giving no clues on when policymakers may pull back on the growth programme, with the world's third biggest economy enjoying its longest expansion in more than a decade.