Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda leaves at the end of a press conference after a two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on January 24 to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending the yen higher against the dollar. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)