TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank opted Friday for a modest expansion of its lavish monetary stimulus to help perk up sluggish growth and combat deflation. The measures fell short of expectations among many investors for more aggressive action, but Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said there was more room to act if need be. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting Friday by announcing it will expand purchases of assets from financial institutions to help inject more cash into the world's third-largest economy and pursue its 2 percent inflation target. It also plans a...
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