The dollar strengthened on Monday amidst concerns over Trump's tariff plans and an expected hold on interest rates by the ...

The rate hike was decided on by a majority vote of the nine policy board members, including Gov. Kazuo Ueda. Only one member, Toyoaki Nakamura, voted against it. The BOJ ended its large-scale easing ...

Determining the actual neutral rate is difficult, however. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has said that the question of when to stop raising rates remains a major challenge.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since July and Governor Kazuo Ueda left options open for the timing of the next hike. Markets have broadly done well this week ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008, avoiding market turmoil by carefully signaling his plans to investors. But that strategy carries its own risks.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told a press conference after the meeting. The likelihood of the BOJ's economic and price outlooks being met is increasing, he said, adding that the central bank will raise ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will keep raising interest rates as wage and price increases broaden, adding that there was scope to push up borrowing costs further before they reach ...

BoJ chief Kazuo Ueda told a news conference the pace and timing of future hikes was yet to be determined. "We would like to make a decision after we have studied the impact of this rate hike," he ...

“The economy is gradually recovering,” BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo. He acknowledged uncertainties remain, including overseas inflation ...

Toyoaki Nakamura was the only board member to dissent against the decision. The bank’s governor, Kazuo Ueda, had signalled the hike to avoid a market shock as the broad direction of new US pres ...

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...

(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda arrives at its headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP) People walk along a pedestrian crossing at ...