BOJ's additional easing not limited to interest rate cuts: Kuroda

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday additional monetary easing by the central bank would not be limited to cutting interest rates, while adding the economy would stay firm despite a recent consumption tax hike.The BOJ last week said it would further lower borrowing costs if necessary, sending a clearer message to markets as pressure builds on it to follow its U.S. and European counterparts in extending stimulus amid signs of a global economic slowdown.Speaking at a meeting with business leaders in Nagoya, Kuroda said the BOJ's new forward guidance meant that "there would be …READ FULL ARTICLE