BOJ's Kuroda doubles down on ultraloose policy even as yen slides

Central bank governor says raising rates, tightening would be 'inappropriate'

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Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is due to step down after 10 years in office next year. He has pledged to maintain the bank's ultraloose policy until inflation reaches 2%. (Pool photo)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan continued to buck the global trend of monetary tightening to fight rising inflation, keeping its own policy ultraloose even as the yen nose-dives against the dollar.

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