Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Friday that rate hikes are necessary to curb inflation, indicating the BOJ will continue to tighten monetary policies further if needed, depending on economic and ...

The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, reiterating the bank's resolve to push up borrowing costs if the economy continues to ...

Himino also said there are various risks both for the upside and downside, and echoed Gov. Kazuo Ueda by saying momentum for this year’s wage hikes and U.S. economic policy under a new ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday that the “timing of adjusting monetary support depends on economic, price and financial developments.” ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda sent a fresh reminder to bankers that he’s going to raise the benchmark rate if the economy continues to improve this year. “Our stance is that we will raise ...

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2 per cent inflation target next year, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, suggesting the ...

Japan's government is likely to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an academic and a former member of the central bank's policy board, as the Bank of Japan's next governor, two government officials with ...

Japan will appoint Kazuo Ueda, a 71-year-old economist, as the next Bank of Japan governor, replacing long-time chief Haruhiko Kuroda. Kuroda, 78, will step down from the post on April 8.