Comment: "Critical period," says Fukui

Yesterday was an important day for the Bank of Japan. All eyes were on its governor, Toshihiko Fukui, as he spoke after the latest policy board meeting. Also, deputy governor, Toshiro Muto, delivered parliamentary testimony.

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The monetary policy decision itself came as no surprise - overnight interest rates remained at zero and BOJ will continue to pump liquidity to the tune of Y30,000bn -Y35,000bn into the market, as part of its "quantitative easing" strategy.

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