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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Ueda’s comments prompted Nomura to shift its call for a hike next week from its previous forecast for March. Overnight index swaps show a 72% chance of a quarter-point rate increase at the BOJ ...

The relatively smooth reaction contrasts with the market mayhem that followed a far less telegraphed BOJ rate increase at the end of July. Ueda’s move then was blamed by some for triggering the ...

the BOJ raised short-term interest rates to 0.5 per cent from 0.25 per cent last week on the view Japan was making progress toward sustainably achieving its 2 per cent inflation target. Ueda has ...