Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is still some distance from its inflation goal in comments that helped accelerate a weakening of the yen. While Ueda also talked down the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said interest-rate hikes are “nearing” as inflation and economic trends develop in line with the central bank’s forecasts, helping strengthen the yen ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda gave the yen a boost by clearly indicating his intention to continue raising the benchmark interest rate if the economy improves as expected. “We will adjust ...

TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will raise interest rates once it is convinced enough that economic and price growth will re-accelerate ...

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates if persistent increases in food costs lead to broad-based inflation, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling the ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda hinted at the likelihood that the Bank of Japan continues to slow the pace of government bond purchases next fiscal year and stressed the bank’s expectation for economic ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign has brought the economy to a ‘bad scenario’ that could force the central bank to make a policy response ...

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying inflation gradually accelerates toward its 2% ...

TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank may need to take policy action if U.S. tariffs hurt the Japanese economy, the Sankei newspaper reported on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will raise interest rates once it is convinced enough that economic and price growth will re-accelerate after a ...