The Bank of Japan decided Monday to double its purchasing of exchange-traded fund securities to 12 trillion yen ($112 billion) a year as part of the first additional easing measures in three and a half years to bolster the economy and financial markets rattled by the spread of the new coronavirus.Following the Federal Reserve's action overnight to cut U.S. interest rates to zero percent, the BOJ also said it will boost its target of commercial paper and corporate bond purchases by 2 trillion yen until the end of September.To facilitate corporate finance, the central bank will provide loans …READ FULL ARTICLE
