TOKYO -- The Japanese yen weakened on Thursday after the Bank of Japan said at the end of a two-day policy meeting that it would hold interest rates steady at 0.25%.
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Before the BOJ's announcement, market watchers were divided over whether the central bank would hike its policy rate in December or January. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
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