Central Banks
BOJ Expected to Hold Rate Steady Amid Concern Over Global Growth
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The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged this week as concerns over global economic prospects mount due to escalating trade tensions.
Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members are set to keep the policy rate at 0.5% at Wednesday’s conclusion of a two-day gathering, according to all 52 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.