BOJ keeps rates steady by 8-1 vote, board member Tamura dissents
TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend more time scrutinising whether wage hikes will broaden and keep inflation durably around its 2% target.
As widely expected, the board decided to keep the BOJ's short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.25% by an 8-1 vote, with board member Naoki Tamura dissenting.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) to explain the policy decision.
The BOJ also released its findings on the merits and cost of various unconventional monetary easing tools used in its 25-year battle with deflation, in another symbolic step towards ending its massive stimulus. The policy review was initiated by Ueda when he took office in April last year.
Reporting by Leika Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki, Kantaro Komiya and Satoshi Sugiyama
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim
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