- As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its massive ¥80T monetary stimulus program intact on Friday, and revised up its assessment of the economy, despite inflation still hovering around zero.
- Data last week showed GDP grew an annualized 2.4% in the first three months of 2015, as consumption climbed for a third straight quarter and companies boosted spending for the first time in a year.
- Nikkei +0.2% to 20,244.
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