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Bank of Japan adds to its armoury

Today’s announcement that the Bank of Japan is willing to provide subordinated loans to banks continues the drip-feed of unconventional policy measures it has introduced since October. The latest proposals seem half-hearted, like many of the others, but the Bank’s caution is understandable.

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