The Bank of Japan maintained its key policy rate steady at 0.5% on Wednesday, as expected.

The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday in a widely expected move given the global economic uncertainty fueled by U.S. trade tariffs. Following a two-day policy meeting, the central bank said it was keeping its key interest rate at around 0.5 percent. "There remain high uncertainties…

The BOJ's decision comes ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, where the U.S. central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady.