The Bank of Japan unanimously decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged Thursday, despite worse-than-expected reports on May's industrial output.
The BOJ decision to maintain its target for bank reserves at the central bank at 5 trillion yen came at its regular Policy Board meeting.
Upping that target further would almost certainly necessitate outright purchases of long-term state bonds, which the BOJ has long opposed.
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