Dow Jones Newswires: BOJ’s Ueda reaffirms easy policy stance

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TOKYO — Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reaffirmed the bank’s easy policy stance Tuesday, a few days before his first policy-setting meeting as new governor.

“Given current economic, price and financial conditions, it is appropriate to continue monetary easing with current yield curve control,” Ueda told a parliamentary committee.

He said the…