Kazuo Ueda

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

“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.

Ueda signals BOJ remains on rate hike path after PM meet

He stressed his unshaken intention to carefully raise rates

The meeting between Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Japan PM Sanae Takichi will be held at 3.30 pm (0630 GMT), the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday.

BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi

[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely watched event that may provide hints on how soon the centra...