(Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s ...

Asia FX dips amid Fed uncertainty, yen down as BOJ maintains course By Investing.com - Jun 15, 2023 Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies fell on Friday, relinquishing some gains from the prior ...

BoJ rate hike speculation intensifies as Governor Ueda hints at pivotal January meeting on monetary policy. USD/JPY faces volatility ahead of BoJ decision; trade, inflation, and PMI data likely to ...

ING's economist covering Japan, Min Joo Kang, has been highlighting the risk of a January BoJ hike for a while – largely because the wage data has been coming in on the strong side. A 25bp hike ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...

USD/JPY continues its decline, with a fresh low around 148.797. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda’s hawkish rhetoric suggests a potential rate hike sooner than later. Technical analysis ...

The BOJ could hike rates this month if the board is convinced that sustained, broad-based wage hikes will take hold, and keep inflation durably at its 2 per cent target, they said. "Risks to ...

Sakurai spoke as BOJ watchers are looking for hints on whether the rate move may take place this month or later. Sakurai saw the likelihood of a hike in March as high as 70%, as the BOJ may be better ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda sent a fresh reminder to bankers that he’s going to raise the benchmark rate if the economy continues to improve this year. “Our stance is that we will raise ...

However, the BoJ and December’s Summary of Opinions failed to provide clear signals. While some board members supported a December hike, Governor Ueda emphasized the need for more wage growth ...