TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - New Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said the country's real interest rates are currently "extremely low," as inflation accelerates backed by solid growth in wages.

Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved Junko Koeda, an economics professor at Waseda University, as a new member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, making her the second female on the nine ...

University professor Junko Koeda is set to become the newest member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board, a move that could further the central bank’s push toward policy normalization.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...

The government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an economics professor at Waseda University, as a new member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. The nomination of Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi ...

Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving the way for ...

Bank of Japan’s newly appointed board member Junko Koeda did her best to keep various options open over the timing of the central bank’s next interest rate hike, as she started her five-year term.

"Various data point to the direction that underlying inflation is moving toward" the bank's goal of sustainable 2% inflation, Junko Koeda said at her inaugural news conference on Wednesday.

The government picked Junko Koeda, a 49-year-old Waseda University professor, as Ishiba’s first selection for one of nine seats on the BOJ board, according to a document released to reporters in ...

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 ...

Friday’s approval makes it all but certain Junko Koeda will join the nine-member board, becoming the second female in the group. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 26, 2025 . Subscribe.