Kazuo Ueda

The central bank has made it clear that it plans to keep raising the policy rate in response to economy, inflation and financial conditions

Ueda is expected to miss the BOJ’s meeting and will refrain from casting a vote

Ueda will attend the next July 30-31 policy meeting

So long as the Middle East turmoil calms and inflation reaches 2%, the central bank will raise rates, he says

[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday he had agreed to communicate closely with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on monetary policy, but added the two did not discuss the possibility o...

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

Uncertainty stemming from the Middle East conflict remains high

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

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