It unveiled the controversial policy in late January. The dollar was last down 0.1 percent at 101.82 yen.Wary of a flattening Japanese government bond (JGB) yield curve, the BOJ could seek ways to steepen the curve, such as making its bond buying more flexible. crude oil futures slipped 0.2 percent to $43.22 a barrel, moving further away from overnight highs. Brent edged 0.1 percent lower to $45.91.Oil had rallied on Monday before settling off its highs on scepticism over Venezuela's bid to talk up a potential OPEC output freeze, and on indications U.S. crude stockpiles had risen last week. [O/R]Spot gold inched slightly higher to $1,313.80 an ounce.

Source: The Star September 20, 2016 01:04 UTC