![UPDATE 2-Kuroda says BOJ could ease policy more, still has tools available]( "UPDATE 2-Kuroda says BOJ could ease policy more, still has tools available")
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank could ease monetary policy further if needed to spur growth, shrugging off views that it has used up ammunition to fight the next economic downturn. A senior International Monetary Fund official also said deepening negative interest rates remained an option if the BOJ were to ease, though adding that any such move should be accompanied by fiscal and structural steps to be effective.
