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 ...

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday stressed the need to keep monetary policy ultra-loose for now, but signalled the chance of raising interest rates if ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says handling monetary policy will get tougher from the year-end and through next year, remarks that are likely to further fuel market speculation of a looming ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says he told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he’s carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices, a possible sign of closer coordination to come as ...

Kazuo Ueda said, adding that more hikes will take place if its economic outlook is realized. Speaking at the Lower House budget committee on Friday, Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still ...

Kazuo Ueda said. "Although there are pockets of weakness, the economy is recovering moderately,” Ueda said Wednesday in his semiannual report to parliament. "We believe that growth has continued ...