TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said he won’t push for higher interest rates unless the economy is strong enough to take it, fueling speculation that the next increase won’t come soon.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says handling monetary policy will get tougher from the year-end and through next year, remarks that are likely to further fuel market speculation of a looming ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will raise interest rates once it is convinced enough that economic and price growth will re-accelerate after a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must be vigilant to the risk rising food prices could push up underlying inflation that is already near its 2% target, Governor Kazuo Ueda said, signaling the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday reaffirmed his resolve to raise interest rates if inflation stayed on course to sustainably hit the 2% target, but warned financial markets remained ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda gave the yen a boost by clearly indicating his intention to continue raising the benchmark interest rate if the economy improves as expected.

Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday. While supply factors have been blamed for the current increase in global inflationary pressure, demand factors such as massive fiscal and monetary support deployed ...

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates if persistent increases in food costs lead to broad-based inflation, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying inflation gradually accelerates toward its 2% target.

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda told lawmakers Friday that the central bank would endeavor to do a better job of communicating its views and policies. His comments to the Lower House came during an ...

TOKYO :Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda called for global cooperation on Wednesday, saying geopolitical tension could impact financial stability such as by causing sudden reversals of cross ...

SINTRA, Portugal-Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday that he sees signs that the country’s inflation rate is heading toward target but isn’t yet confident enough to change ...