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 ...

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 ...

Regarding wage hikes, Ueda said that comments made by leaders in various fields at the beginning of the year and the nationwide situation reported at last week's BOJ branch manager meeting were ...

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 ...

Ueda’s remark, made at a gathering of regional banks, comes a day after BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the central bank would debate whether to raise interest rates at next week’s policy ...

"There was a lot of positive talk on the wage outlook" when the BOJ's regional branch managers met last week, Ueda said. "We are currently analysing data thoroughly and will compile the findings ...

"There was a lot of positive talk on the wage outlook" when the BOJ's regional branch managers met last week, Ueda said. "We are currently analysing data thoroughly and will compile the findings in ...

Japan's yen gained 0.5% against the dollar after Ueda's remarks. Ueda said the BOJ would raise rates if improvements in the economy and prices continue. But he added the key to deciding the rate-hike ...