TOKYO  -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying labor shortages will prod firms to raise wages. Kuroda said the BOJ’s decision last week to widen the allowance band around its yield target was aimed at enhancing … Continue reading Bank of Japan’s Kuroda shuns near-term chance of exit from easy policy