The BOJ governor reiterated Thursday that these are the two important points in deciding a rate hike. Ueda said that there seems to be some positive evidence that wages will rise further in Japan ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that the board members “will debate at next week's meeting whether to hike rates.” Will raise policy rate this year if economic ...

Ueda has repeatedly said that the bank will adjust the degree of monetary easing if prices and the economy move in track with the BOJ’s economic outlook. Officials see a likely upgrade of the BOJ’s ...

as Ueda’s comments prompted market players to priced in the chance of a rate hike next week. An overwhelming majority of economists polled by Reuters on Jan 8-15 expected the BOJ to hike rates again ...

Governor Ueda Kazuo was speaking to a gathering of regional bank executives on Thursday. He said businesses and BOJ officials are generally positive about wage trends, which he sees as important ...

The renewed speculation stems from comments made by BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, who indicated that policymakers will deliberate on the possibility of a hike, with some reference to the central bank's ...

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will raise interest rates and adjust the degree of monetary support if improvements in the economy and price conditions continue, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will debate next week whether to raise interest rates, based on its fresh quarterly growth and inflation ...

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda strengthened speculation of a looming policy move by flagging the decision on whether to raise interest rates at next week’s meeting in a comment ...

The BOJ has been gradually normalizing policy, exiting negative rates and reducing JGB purchases, but their pace is slower compared to the Fed. Governor Kazuo Ueda's tenure has seen significant ...