BoJ under pressure for stimulus after weak data

All eyes were on the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Friday as more tepid data heaped pressure on policymakers to deliver a one-two punch for the sluggish economy, after Tokyo unveiled a huge growth-boosting package this week. Central bank policymakers wrap up a meeting later in the day as speculation runs high that it will make a move, after a senior government official called on the BoJ this week to join forces with the government. Japanese officials are under intense pressure to deliver as economists inc