Market reactions and the yen’s struggles Ueda’s remarks immediately affected global financial markets. The yen strengthened slightly, with the dollar dipping 0.47% to 154.65 yen. Meanwhile ...

(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 ...

Investor focus will be on comments from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda to gauge not just the timing of the next rate hike but the extent of hikes next year. Traders are currently pricing in 44 basis ...

Almost from the moment he was sworn in as Bank of Japan governor, Kazuo Ueda sounded like a guy who wanted to be done with negativity. It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers ...

The Japanese currency strengthened as much as 0.8% to a one-week high of 156.71 against the dollar following Ueda’s remarks at an event hosted by the Regional Banks Association of Japan Wednesday.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday reiterated the bank's plan to debate a potential rate hike at the upcoming meeting. The yen subsequently rose by roughly 0.5% against the U.S. dollar to hit ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling its intention to take borrowing costs higher barring a ...

"Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Ueda stuck to the bank’s guidance. Ueda noted that more hikes are in the pipeline if the economic and price outlooks are realized but cautioned that monetary policy ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

Lawmakers reacted in bafflement when the news spread like wildfire on Feb. 10 through political and financial circles that economist Kazuo Ueda would be named the next Bank of Japan governor.