Japanese media, Jiji, is reporting that Bank of Japan Governor Ueda, Japanese Finance Minister Katayama, and Japanese Economy Minister Kiuchi will be having a meeting today, Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
- 0910 GMT
- 0410 US Eastern time
Katayama is then expected to speak to media at 0930 GMT.
A 20 minute meeting? How much do they expect to achieve?
The back drop to this is the proposals for further fiscal stimulus in Japan, which'll further increase debt in the country; rising JGB yields; a weak and weakening yen; and, if PM Takaicihi gets her way, unchanged interest rates from the Bank of Japan in order to provide monetary stimulus also.
