Haruhiko Kuroda

Ueda kicks off BOJ governorship in first transition in a decade

KAZUO Ueda took over the reins at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), replacing Haruhiko Kuroda, whose decade-long aggressive easing efforts made the central bank capable of jolting global financial markets with...

Handing the reins of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to academic Kazuo Ueda, Haruhiko Kuroda pointed to progress under his radical easy-money policy, which featured a push to change public perceptions with a wall of money and Peter Pan metaphors.

Kuroda less dovish as he departs BOJ after decade of massive stimulus

HARUHIKO Kuroda took a slightly less dovish tack in his farewell as Japan’s central bank chief on Friday (Apr 7), ending a decade of unconventional policy that included a “bazooka” of stimulus aimed a...