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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Bank of Japan holds fire despite soft GDP, expands loan programs

(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan maintained its expansionary monetary policy on Tuesday and extended special loan programs to help buoy economic growth, signaling its resolve to keep the positive mood generated by premier Shinzo Abe's reflationary policies from fading.