Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will aim to sustainably achieve 2% inflation as measured by the overall consumer price index, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday, keeping alive market ...

TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 Japanese currency strengthened as much as 0.8% to a one-week high of 156.71 against the dollar following Ueda’s remarks at an event hosted by the Regional Banks Association of Japan Wednesday.

The yen gained 0.5 per cent against the dollar to hit 157.15 after Ueda's remarks. The two-year Japanese government bond yield, which is sensitive to interest rate expectations, rose to 0.7 per ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda joined his deputy in strengthening market expectations for a potential interest rate hike next week, boosting the yen and signaling the central bank is doing its ...

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...