Leika Kihara

Tokyo

Economy Chief Correspondent at Reuters

A financial journalist covering the Bank of Japan for more than a decade, a piano player and an avid fan of wine.

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BOJ sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet

1 week ago | wcbm.com | Leika Kihara

https://www.srnnews.com/media/2025/05/1746399912356116eTSNRUv2WL.jpg?x60262BOJ sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yetBy Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan’s rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs rapidly narrowing the window for further increases in still-low borrowing costs.
Japan says massive Treasury stockpile among tools for U.S. trade talks

1 week ago | japantoday.com | Leika Kihara |Makiko Yamazaki

Japan could use its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries as a card in trade talks with Washington, its finance minister said on Friday, raising explicitly for the first time its leverage as a massive creditor to the United States.
BC do Japão considera que janela para aumentos de juros está menor, mas ainda não está fechada

1 week ago | terra.com.br | Leika Kihara

O ciclo de aumento da taxa de juros pelo Banco do Japão está enfrentando seu maior teste desde que o presidente do banco central, Kazuo Ueda, assumiu o cargo há dois anos, com as tarifas do presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, estreitando rapidamente a janela para novas altas.
Analysis-BOJ sees window for rate hikes narrowing but not closed yet

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Leika Kihara

By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan’s rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs rapidly narrowing the window for further increases in still-low borrowing costs.
World breathes sigh of relief as Trump spares Fed, IMF

2 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | Francesco Canepa |Jan Strupczewski |Leika Kihara

SOURCE: ReutersTrump eases pressure on Fed after market backlashU.S. signals it will stay in IMF, World BankPolicymakers have no alternative to dollar systemBy Francesco Canepa, Jan Strupczewski and Leika KiharaWASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Global policymakers gathering in Washington this week breathed a collective sigh of relief that the U.S.-centric economic order that prevailed for the past 80 years was not collapsing just yet despite Donald Trump’s inward-looking approach.
El mundo respira aliviado al ver que trump relaja la presión sobre la fed y el fmi

2 weeks ago | lanacion.com.ar | Francesco Canepa |Jan Strupczewski |Leika Kihara

By Francesco Canepa, Jan Strupczewski, Leika KiharaWASHINGTON, 26 abr (Reuters) -Los dirigentes económicos mundiales reunidos en Washingtonesta semana dieron un suspiro de alivio colectivo porque elorden económico centrado en Estados Unidos que prevaleciódurante los últimos 80 años aún no se estaba derrumbando, apesar del planteamiento introspectivo de Donald Trump.
BOJ's Ueda Keeps Rate-Hike Pledge but Warns of US Tariff Impact

2 weeks ago | gurutrade.com | Leika Kihara |Dan Burns

BOJ will keep raising rates if inflation heads for 2%, Ueda says BOJ to scrutinise how data affects likelihood of meeting target No divergence in policymakers' view on tariff impact on growth BOJ set to keep rates steady next week, cut growth f'casts WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges toward its 2% inflation target as projected.
Presidente do BC do Japão mantém promessa de alta de juros, mas alerta sobre tarifas

2 weeks ago | terra.com.br | Leika Kihara

O presidente do Banco do Japão (BOJ), Kazuo Ueda, disse nesta quinta-feira que o banco central continuará a aumentar as taxas de juros se a inflação subjacente convergir para a meta de 2%, conforme projetado.
BOJ's Ueda keeps rate-hike pledge but warns of US tariff impact

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Leika Kihara

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges toward its 2% inflation target as projected. But he said the central bank will scrutinise how various information, including on the potential economic fallout from higher U.S. tariffs, could affect the likelihood of durably achieving its price goal - a prerequisite for further interest rate hikes.
Japan, US finance chiefs meet for talks on currency rates

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Leika Kihara

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese and U.S. finance chiefs meet on Thursday for high-stakes talks on exchange rates that have drawn market attention as a venue where Washington could pressure Tokyo to prop up the yen and help it reduce the huge U.S. trade deficit.

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