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BOJ Veterans Remain Best Picks for Post-Kuroda as Decision Looms

Commuters pass the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. — Commuters pass the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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January 30, 2023, 9:00 PM UTC

Two Bank of Japan veterans continue to lead the field to replace Governor Haruhiko Kuroda as investors mull the risk of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s choice jolting global financial markets.

Kuroda’s decade-long stint at the helm of the central bank comes to an end in April with speculation simmering over the likelihood that a new governor will adjust policy away from the full-bore stimulus of the last 10 years. Kishida has said the announcement will come in February.