TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday reiterated the central bank’s readiness to ease monetary policy further with a close eye on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy.
“Japan’s economy remains in a severe state but is picking up as a trend,” Kuroda said in a speech to a quarterly meeting of the central bank’s regional branch managers.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
