TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan appears to be doubling down on monetary easing even as inflation outpaces projections, concerned that temporary factors like a weak yen and high commodity prices are the only things keeping the country from a deflationary spiral.
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Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda expects inflation to fall below 2% round next year as effects of the weak yen and high commodities prices wear off. © Reuters
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