JAPAN-INTEREST RATE POLICY

JAPAN-INTEREST RATE POLICY

(240319) -- TOKYO, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, March 19, 2024. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday decided to end its negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years, marking a major shift away from the long-running monetary easing that Japan has seen over the past decade to put an end to deflation. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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