BOJ TO ASSESS ITS ULTRALOOSE MONETARY POLICY FRAMEWORK

Highlights –

• BOJ to assess its ultraloose monetary policy framework.
• The BOJ plans on studying the side effects of its monetary policy in March.
• The central bank has maintained short-term interest rates at minus 0.1 percent.
• The protracted low-interest rate hurts the profits of financial institutions.

The Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursd....