LONDON -The yen retreated on Monday, but held near its recent highs, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kicked off a two-day meeting that could be crucial in determining the timing of the end of the central bank's ultra-loose stance on interest rates. The recent burst of risk appetite has given the Australian and New Zealand dollars in particular a leg up, with both nudging towards five-month highs on Monday. The U.S. dollar extended last week's fall following the Federal Reserve's signal of the possibility of interest rate cuts next year. There was little reaction on Monday in the currency market to the escalating attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militant groups on vessels in the Red Se...Keep on reading: Yen clings on to gains ahead of key BOJ decision; dollar slips