Kuroda signals Bank of Japan not done yet in combating risks from virus outbreak

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will ease monetary policy again if the economy worsens further due to the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, keeping alive expectations for additional stimulus as early as next month.

The BOJ ramped up purchases of risky assets and created a new programme to deal with corporate funding strains in an emergency meeting on Monday, joining other major central banks in efforts to prevent a global recession.