Ex-BOJ board member criticises governor Ueda’s market messaging
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda must change his communication style that is confusing markets into …
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Weak yen, inflation overshoot may prod BOJ to phase out stimulus by year-end: ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may prefer to go slow in ending ultra-low interest rates, but the …
Ex-BOJ official predicts no yen intervention until breach of 150 threshold
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will forgo intervening in the market unless the yen plunges past 150 to the dollar and becomes a …
Ex-BOJ chief Kuroda tapped for job at university in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has received a job offer from a prestigious university in Tokyo, days after retiring from …
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Nakaso predicts tweak or end to YCC -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will likely modify or end its bond yield control policy due to increasing side-effects such as the hit …
Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks’ monetary framework based on …
Ex-BOJ deputy Yamaguchi emerging as next central bank head contender -Sankei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi, a vocal critic of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus programme, is emerging as a strong …
Ex-BOJ Nakaso sees Japan lagging in exiting stimulus due to weak economy, wages
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is continuing large-scale monetary stimulus as the economy has not fully recovered from COVID-induced slump and as wage …
Ukraine crisis may reshape role of central bank digital currency, says ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Sanctions imposed on Russia could prod more countries like China to look at central bank digital currencies …