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BoJ Keeps Rates Steady, Holds Off New Initiatives

Airtime: Wed. Feb. 17 2010 |ET
The BoJ kept rates on hold at 0.1% and held off on new policy initiatives on Thursday as widely expected. Susumu Kato, MD & chief economist at Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, assesses its decision, with CNBC’s Oriel Morrison & Maura Fogarty.