A sheet of newly-designed Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Ueda told the Yomiuri newspaper in an interview that the BOJ could have enough data by year-end to determine whether it can end negative rates.
"Ueda is laying the foundations for an exit from negative interest rates, and he is giving plenty of notice," said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at City Index.
The dollar index , which capped last week with eight straight weeks of gains, its longest run since 2014, dipped slightly to 104.84.
The Australian dollar , often used as a liquid proxy for the yuan, rose 0.29% to $0.6397, while the New Zealand dollar edged 0.28% higher to $0.5900.
Persons:
Kazuo Ueda stoked, Ueda, Matt Simpson, Alvin Tan, Index's Simpson
Organizations:
National Printing Bureau, Bank of Japan, Yomiuri, Federal Reserve, British, Sterling, Fed, U.S, Treasury, Asia FX, RBC Capital Markets, New Zealand
Locations:
National Printing Bureau Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, U.S, Asia, United States