BOJ's Kuroda: Will continue with powerful easing even after the pandemic

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will continue with powerful easing even after the coronavirus pandemic, the central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday.

Additional comments

“ETF purchases still needed, not considering stopping them for now.”

“Sees no problem with global monetary policy divergence.”

“Funding situation for Japanese companies still severe.”

“Japanese economy to recover to pre-pandemic levels by year-end.”

“Bitcoin is for speculative trading, very volatile.”

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