Toshihiko Fukui
Fukui says Japan will adjust rates gradually
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Friday 10 November Japan would raise interest rates preemptively and in small steps, and was aware of the risks of moving too late, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
BoJ likely to raise interest rates before year end
Speaking at a seminar in Tokyo on Tuesday 7 November, the governor of the Bank of Japan, Toshihiko Fukui, indicated that he would be in favour of raising interest rates in anticipation of higher inflation.
BOJ's Fukui on the outlook for Japan's economy
In the speech 'The outlook for Japan's economy and the conduct of monetary policy' given on 7 November Toshihiko Fukui, governor of the Bank of Japan, said exports have continued to increase against the background of the expansion of overseas economies.
BoJ's Fukui says rate hike will be carefully timed
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Thursday 2 November that the central bank will take monetary policy action "not too early or too late," for a second rate hike in the current gradual credit-tightening cycle.
Bank of Japan's Fukui not ruling out rate hike
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Friday 13 October he is not ruling out a possible interest rate increase before the end of the year, noting that the Japanese economy is expected to continue its recovery led by solid domestic demand and brisk…
Fukui donates Murakami profit to charity
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Wednesday 11 October he has donated to charity about 14 million yen returned so far by the Murakami Fund, whose founder has been indicted for alleged insider trading.
Fukui says no need to change BOJ view on prices
Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said on Friday 8 September he saw no need to change the central bank's view on price trends in the wake of downward revisions to consumer price data.
BOJ panel recommends staff transaction ban
An advisory panel to the Bank of Japan has said BOJ officials should be barred from most types of financial transactions.
Fukui says 'more time' needed to hike rates
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui told the Kyodo News Agency in an interview that the central bank needs "a little more time" to lift interest rates after it ended its zero-rate policy last month.
BOJ's Fukui says rate hike not ruled out
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said Friday 11 August the central bank will "slowly" adjust interest rates while keeping a close eye on economic and price moves ahead.
A contrasting tale of two central bankers
According to the article "From Poland to Japan: a contrasting tale of two central bankers" from The Japan Times, published Monday 7 August, Poland's new leaders look set to concentrate the entire spectrum of financial supervisory powers in the prime…
BOJ strengthens internal regulations
The Bank of Japan's board approved internal rules on Friday 21 July that ban its leadership from engaging in most types of transaction.
Fukui on developments in Japan's economy
In a speech given on 16 June (published 18 July) Toshihiko Fukui of the Bank of Japan said looking forward, exports are expected to continue rising against the background of further expansion of overseas economies.
BOJ raises rates, Fukui staying put
The Bank of Japan on Friday 14 July ended its five-year-old policy of keeping interest rates near zero, saying that the nation has emerged from deflation and overcome the long economic slump.
Comment: A new era for the BoJ
As expected the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since March 2001 at its monetary policy meeting on 14 July. The decision to end the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) with a 25 basis point hike in the overnight rate was unanimous one.
IMF says BOJ hike welcome news
A senior IMF official on Friday 14 July welcomed the decision by the Bank of Japan to end the era of zero interest rates.
BOJ will conduct appropriate policy for economy
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui reiterated on Thursday 6 July that the central bank will implement appropriate monetary policy by fully checking economic and price conditions.
BOJ to bar private funds holdings - report
The Bank of Japan plans to prohibit its senior officers from trading in stocks and holding stakes in private investment funds, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Wednesday 5 July, without identifying any sources.
Comment: Talking points in June
June has been a particularly eventful one for many emerging markets, with talk of increase risk aversion and reduced international liquidity driving a reversal of market sentiment towards emerging market currencies. The month also saw some important…
Fukui, would-be Greenspan of Asia, replaceable
According to this article from Bloomberg published Friday 30 June, Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui was urged to become the "Greenspan of Japan, if not Asia" soon after he began running the BOJ in 2003.
Bank of Japan may ban staff investment
A Bank of Japan panel decided Friday 30 June to recommend that the central bank ban its executives from investing in private funds, Kyodo News agency reported.
Yamamoto says Fukui should resign 'immediately'
Kozo Yamamoto, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's monetary policy panel, said Thursday 29 June that Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui should resign "immediately" over the Murakami investment scandal.
BOJ scandal heats up
Calls for the resignation of Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui are intensifying amid worries about interest-rate hikes and falling stock prices, according to this article from BusinessWeek, published Tuesday 27 June.
Koizumi urges BOJ to improve transparency
Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi called on the Bank of Japan to improve its transparency on Thursday 22 June, following governor Toshihiko Fukui's investment with the Murakami fund, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said.