The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target next ...

The Bank of Japan governor is sticking to his view that the central bank needs to keep monitoring risks for the economy.

Ueda said the market volatility seen in early August was due to rising fears of a U.S. recession, stoked by the country's weak economic data, while the BOJ's interest rate hike in July led to a ...

Ueda added. The central bank governor reiterated his pledge that the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates if the economy and prices align with its outlook. He said prices of a wide range of ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank will raise rates if the economy keeps improving, ...

BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s focus on wages suggested a potential pause until the upcoming shunto (spring wage negotiations). The BoJ Governor also emphasized the need to assess the effects of ...

Will Japan’s PMI signal expansion? Inflation and wages remain key as USD/JPY eyes 156 support amid rising speculation.

The speech comes after Ueda indicated last week that the BOJ may wait longer before raising rates, a view that surprised investors expecting a January move if the bank didn’t act at its December ...

“Consumption has shown signs of improvement as intensifying labour shortages push up wages,” Ueda said, stressing progress Japan has made in durably achieving the BOJ’s price target after ...