BOJ awaits outcome of key Fed meeting
Tokyo
MEETING in the shadow of this week's critical meeting of the US Federal Reserve's rate-setting Open Markets Committee, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday maintained its monetary easing stance.
The Fed's decision could set the stage for further policy action by the BOJ and other central banks. If the Fed decides to begin raising rates, currency and stock markets will need to adapt to a "new reality", and the BOJ and others may need to adjust their policies, said analysts.
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