BOJ to weigh whether to raise rates in Dec. on wage hike bets: chief Ueda

Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Monday the central bank will weigh whether to raise its interest rate at its next policy meeting later this month, citing heightened expectations of robust wage hikes and "significantly reduced" uncertainty over U.S. tariffs.In a meeting with local business leaders in Nagoya, central Japan, Ueda appeared to signal that the conditions are falling into place for another interest rate hike, expressing its resolve to adjust the degree of monetary easing without being "too late or too early."Ueda, who has seen continued wage growth as a key factor to achieve t…READ FULL ARTICLE