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Kazuo Ueda

Banking & Finance

BOJ seen holding rates in messaging risk for Ueda as yen teeters

The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank also meet this week and are widely expected to stand pat

Japan is facing rising inflation from a “negative supply shock”, which is more difficult to rein in with monetary policy than inflation driven by strong demand, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said.
Banking & Finance

BOJ chief avoids hints of April rate hike, shattering hawkish market bets

Uncertainty stemming from the Middle East conflict remains high

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said a gradual economic recovery was keeping underlying inflation on track to hit the BOJ’s 2% target.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan chief calls for vigilance against impact of Middle East war

Governor Kazuo Ueda says rising crude oil prices will hurt Japan’s economy

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda says that if the oil prices continue to increase, they could also push up underlying inflation.
International

Bank of Japan chief vows to keep raising rates with eye on Iran conflict

He says that the Middle East tensions can hurt the country’s economy through rising energy costs and market moves

The experiments will be part of a "sandbox project" under way at the BOJ to enable the use of central bank money for a range of settlements using blockchain, Kazuo Ueda said in a speech.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan to experiment with blockchain settlement for reserves, Governor Ueda says

Using blockchain technology would allow scope for instant settlement 24 hours a day

Japan’s economy sustained a moderate recovery last year despite the hit to corporate profits from higher US tariffs, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said in a speech on Monday.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan chief vows to keep raising interest rates

Consumer inflation is still above BOJ’s 2 per cent target

Kazuo Ueda’s policy board is widely expected to raise its benchmark rates by a quarter percentage point to 0.75% at the end of the two-day meeting on Friday.
Banking & Finance

BOJ is set to raise benchmark rates to highest level since 1995

Japan’s first female prime minister has refrained from criticising Ueda’s plans to dial back monetary easing as she prioritises the inflation fight

BOJ gavoernor Kazuo Ueda indicated that the bank is not likely to be done once it has raised rates again as it continues to adjust the level of support for the economy.
International

BOJ’s Ueda says Japan is getting closer to sustainable inflation

Markets bet the central bank will lift rates to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, on Dec 19

With tariff impact worries receding, the likelihood of the central bank’s economic and price projections being met is increasing, Ueda says.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan to weigh ‘pros and cons’ of rate hike in December, governor Ueda says

The slow pace of hikes has been a factor behind a weakening yen

“The mechanism for inflation and wages to grow together is recovering,” Ueda told reporters on Tuesday (Nov 18) after his first bilateral meeting with the premier.
Banking & Finance

Ueda signals BOJ remains on rate hike path after PM meet

He stressed his unshaken intention to carefully raise rates

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