BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated the central bank’s pledge to take all necessary steps to support the economy. He said, “given the uncertainty over outlook on coronavirus pandemic, government and BO need to take all means available flexibly.”
On the financial markets, he stressed that “Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the US dollar holds key to Hong Kong’s economy.” The central bank is “watching carefully developments in Hong Kong, Asian financial markets.”