TOKYO: The head of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said on Friday that he would consider pulling the trigger on more stimulus if weak oil prices keep holding back inflation.

BoJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda said Japan’s economy was perking up, and the bank held off expanding its record 80 trillion yen ($640 billion) annual asset-buying scheme following a two-day meeting.

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