The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy introduced in April and keep intact its assessment of the economy as “recovering moderately” at its two-day policy meeting from Wednesday, sources said Monday.
In judging the state of the domestic economy, the nine-member Policy Board is likely to discuss personal consumption, whose recent strength appears to have paused as a consumer confidence index deteriorated in October.
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