TOKYO: The balance of money circulating in Japan’s economy reached US$5 trillion in May, hitting a record high for the second straight month, as the central bank pumped more cash to cushion the blow to businesses and consumers from the coronavirus pandemic.
Armed with a raft of loan programmes aimed at prodding commercial banks to boost lending to cash-strapped firms, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to keep expanding its balance sheet to ease the fallout from the health crisis, analysts say.
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