Central Banks
BOJ Governor’s First Appearance Since Rout Has Investors on Edge
Kazuo Ueda during a committee on financial affairs meeting in the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Aug. 23.
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An appearance by the Bank of Japan’s Kazuo Ueda in parliament Friday has investors bracing for potential surprises after the governor’s hawkish rhetoric helped trigger a massive selloff in global stock markets earlier this month.
Japanese lawmakers will pepper Ueda with questions over the course of five hours. The first session starts at 9:30 a.m. in the lower house of parliament, with the second convening at 1 p.m. in the upper house. Each session runs for two and a half hours.