Central bank leaders, including Kazuo Ueda of the Bank of Japan, are leading policy decisions regarding global inflation and energy shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict.

The entities involved

• Kazuo Ueda →

  Japanese economist (1951-)

  • The Bank of Japan raised rates in January 2026 due to inflation pressures linked to the Iran conflict and rising energy costs.Mon 09:25
  • While co-hosting a cage-fighting event, Donald Trump discussed the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of ending the war in Iran.Mon 06:45
• Bank of Japan →

  the central bank of Japan

  • US-Iran truce aims to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid global monetary policy shifts and oil price drops.Mon 17:37
  • Divergent monetary policies between the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are widening the yield gap, with Fed policy supporting the USD and pressuring the JPY.Mon 15:08
• European Central Bank →

  central bank of the European Union and the eurozone

  • The European Central Bank is forced to raise interest rates due to energy price shocks from the Iran war and an influx of Chinese exports.Mon 17:49
  • ECB has established swap line arrangements with central banks, with the ECB President leading central bank operations.Mon 17:35

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