2 days ago · Ueda's remarks followed the BOJ's decision last month to raise short-term interest rates to 0.5%, a level unseen in Japan for 17 years, underscoring policymakers' conviction the economy is on ...

Kazuo Ueda (植田 和男, Ueda Kazuo, born September 20, 1951) is a Japanese economist who has been serving as the 32nd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) since April 2023. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and also worked briefly as a professor at Kyoritsu Women’s University after his retirement from UTokyo in ...

Dec 25, 2024 · The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target next year, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, suggesting the timing of...

6 days ago · After exiting a decade-long, radical stimulus last year, the BOJ raised short-term interest rates to 0.5% from 0.25% last week on the view Japan was making progress toward sustainably achieving ...

Apr 9, 2023 · Date of Birth September 20, 1951 Education. 1974, B.S. in Mathematics, The University of Tokyo 1974, entered the Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

Nov 18, 2024 · UEDA Kazuo Governor of the Bank of Japan November 18, 2024. Full Text [PDF 504KB] Figures [PDF 104KB] Introduction. It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with a distinguished gathering of business leaders in the Tokai region.

Apr 10, 2023 · Kazuo Ueda took over the reins at the Bank of Japan, replacing Haruhiko Kuroda, whose decade-long aggressive easing efforts made the central bank capable of jolting global financial markets with...

Apr 11, 2023 · Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Japan’s financial institutions are not facing the sorts of turmoil seen recently with bank failures in the U.S. and Europe. He pledged to do his utmost to maintain stability in both prices and financial systems in the …

May 19, 2023 · UEDA Kazuo Governor of the Bank of Japan May 19, 2023. Full Text [PDF 621KB] Figures [PDF 201KB] Introduction. It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity to address you today at the Naigai Josei Chosa Kai. This is my first speech since assuming office as Governor of the Bank of Japan.

Feb 14, 2023 · If appointed, Ueda — a 71-year-old university professor and a former Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member — would succeed Haruhiko Kuroda, the country’s longest serving central bank chief and the...