Japan's Abe: Fundamentals supporting domestic demand are firm

While the increasingly uncertain global economic outlook is hurting exports, the fundamentals supporting domestic demand are firm, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said while speaking in Parliament. 

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Will take ample measures if downside risks materialize.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to make an appropriate decision on monetary policy while weighing the benefits and costs of each step.