Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda leaves after a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Stock tickers and market numbers are displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 18, 2026. The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday as expected, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran. The Fed's 11-1 vote kept rates steady at a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent, with officials flagging one expected rate cut by the end of the year. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

The sign of a Circle K gas station displays current prices as drivers pump gas in Rosemead, near Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2026. Oil prices surged March 18 following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)