Japan’s lower house of parliament confirmed Junko Koeda to join the Bank of Japan’s policy board, essentially ensuring she’ll ...

Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking ...

Newcomer Junko Koeda, a 49-year-old academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, is likely to reinforce the shift towards higher interest rates and bring fresh thinking into a central bank long ...

In Japan, focus is on comments from a Bank of Japan Deputy Governor, possibly suggesting rate hikes amid evolving board dynamics after new board member Junko Koeda joined, expected to reduce the ...