BOJ may raise rates in March if yen resumes slide, says ex-policymaker

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates as soon as March if the yen renews its slide ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit expected to be held during the month, former central ‌bank board member Makoto Sakurai told Reuters. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to visit Washington for a meeting with U.S. ‌President Donald Trump around the time the BOJ holds its next policy meeting on March 18-19. Takaichi may seek the BOJ's help in keeping yen falls in check, as ...