Keen to avoid a recurrence, the BOJ has carefully prepared markets with clear signals by Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy last week that a rate hike was on the cards. The remarks caused the yen ...
Japan will appoint Kazuo Ueda, a 71-year-old economist, as the next Bank of Japan governor, replacing long-time chief Haruhiko Kuroda. Kuroda, 78, will step down from the post on April 8.