Bank of Japan's Negative Interest Rate Decision Explained

  • Minus 0.1 percent applies to part of current account balances
  • BOJ follows other European banks into negative-rate territory

Weighing the Impact of Kuroda’s Negative Rate Move

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The Bank of Japan pushed interest rates below zero Friday, after years of keeping them at the lower end of the positive range.

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