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Bank of Japan cuts rates to near zero, will buy CP outright

The Bank of Japan effectively reverted to a zero interest rate policy today and edged towards quantitative easing, although the embrace of QE is still half-hearted. We are certainly not impressed by the government’s latest “economic stimulus package”.

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