Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda opened up the possibility of waiting longer for his next interest rate hike in comments that lowered expectations of a January move and hammered the yen.

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target next year, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday ...

Ueda said more information on Japan’s wages and the policies of US President-elect Donald Trump is needed before the BOJ can decide on a rate hike. His comments, made at a briefing after the ...