The Bank of Japan will aim to sustainably achieve 2% inflation as measured by the overall consumer price index, Governor ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is looking forward to working closely and productively with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the Japanese central bank, which sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to issue ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...

The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...

Almost from the moment he was sworn in as Bank of Japan governor, Kazuo Ueda sounded like a guy who wanted to be done with negativity. It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers ...

(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 ...

The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling its intention to take borrowing costs higher barring a Trump-driven market ...

For some economists, the latest move was too completely priced in, begging the question of how explicitly the BOJ intends to ...

Kazuo Ueda said, underlining that it is in no hurry to raise interest rates. “Our goal is to achieve a moderate rise in prices accompanied by solid wage growth,” Ueda told a parliamentary ...

The slightly dovish take may assuage concerns about a yen-led risk-off in global markets, including cryptocurrencies.

Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still accommodative after recent rate hikes and that would remain the case as the central bank continues to support the inflation trend.