- Unanimous vote to hold policy steady, continues 60-70tln yen monetary base plan
- Economic assessment kept unchanged – economy recovering modesrately
- Kuichi proposed making 2% inflation target a medium- to long-term goal but voted down 8 – 1
- BOJ says business sentiment continues to improve
Kuroda will have his press conference at 0630GMT
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Link to full BOJ statement (PDF)
