Is Kazuo Ueda hawkish or dovish?
Kazuo Ueda is a permanent on the Monetary Policy Board. Kazuo Ueda reads hawkish on interest rates, with a +2.0 score on a −3 to +3 scale. Last scored policy remark: 3 June 2026.
Based on policy remarks through .
No scored policy remark in the past 45 days.
Current reading
Kazuo Ueda is hawkish, at +2.0 on the −3 to +3 scale.
Governor of the Bank of Japan since April 2023. Economist and former BoJ Policy Board member. Led the end of yield curve control and the first rate hike in 17 years.
Recent policy remarks
- Speech by Governor UEDA at the Kisaragi-kai Meeting in Tokyo
- Opening Remarks by Governor UEDA at the 2026 BOJ-IMES Conference
- 1 Governor Ueda's Press Conference (May 19) —— Governor's remarks at the joint press conference with Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Katayama after the G7
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