Central Banks

Ueda Nominated for Central Bank Head as a BOJ-Favored ‘Outsider’

  • Kishida’s government submits BOJ nominations on Tuesday
  • Japan’s ‘Bernanke’ seen bringing change at pace that suits BOJ
WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government nominated Kazuo Ueda to helm the Bank of Japan. Kurumi Mori reports.Source: Bloomberg
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government nominated Kazuo Ueda to helm the Bank of Japan on Tuesday in a move likely to pave the way for a gradual paring back of the central bank’s full-bore stimulus.

Ueda, a university professor and former BOJ board member with a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is Kishida’s surprise choice to replace current Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.