BOJ Keeps Interest Rates Steady, Hawkish Board Member Dissents

CREDIT INTEREST RATE - TOKYO. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers preferred to tread cautiously in pushing up borrowing costs amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's economic plans.

As widely expected, the nine-member BOJ board decided to keep its short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.25%.