BoJ Governor Kuroda: Possible to deepen negative interest rates further

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, in the post-policy meeting press conference, was noted saying that today's move was made out of coordination among other countries' central banks as uncertainty remains high.

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• Coronavirus impact on the Japanese economy will last for the time being.
• The Japanese economy to return to moderate growth ahead.
• Closely watching developments at home and overseas.
• Doubled ETF purchases to avoid risk aversion among investors.
• It is possible to deepen negative interest rates further.
• We can boost JGB purchases further.
• The current situation is different from Lehman shock.