TOKYO, March 19 : The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and maintained its assessment the economy was recovering moderately, even as an escalating Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.As widely expected, the central bank left unchanged its short-term policy rate at 0.75 per cent in a tw

TOKYO, March 19 : The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and maintained its assessment the economy was recovering moderately, even as an escalating Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.As widely expected, the central bank left unchanged its short-term policy rate at 0.75 per cent in a tw