The BOJ kept rates unchanged at 0.5% as expected at the end of its two-day policy meeting Thursday.

The central bank kept its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, at 0.5%. This marks the fourth consecutive meeting in which the BOJ has kept rates unchanged. Its last hike was in ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in a split decision that gave little indication of when borrowing costs might be lowered and drew dissents from two ...