TOKYO - The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as developments in the Middle East complicate the future path of its monetary policy.
With the Iran war threatening to drive up inflation and dampen economic growth, the central bank is bracing for the upside and downside risks to the price and economic outlooks.
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