{"text":[[{"start":7.2,"text":"Kazuo Ueda, the governor of the Bank of Japan, has been hospitalised for treatment of a liver cyst infection ahead of a pivotal monetary policy meeting scheduled for next week."}],[{"start":18,"text":"In a statement on Wednesday, the central bank said Ueda’s medical treatment meant he would miss the two-day meeting on June 15 and 16. The bank said Ueda, 74, would remain in hospital for about two weeks for treatment."}],[{"start":31.75,"text":"Recent public comments by Ueda and others have led markets to expect that the BoJ will almost certainly raise interest rates to 1 per cent next week, which would be their highest level in 31 years."}],[{"start":43.55,"text":"The BoJ said Ryozo Himino, the deputy governor, would chair the policy meeting, while the other deputy, Shinichi Uchida, would hold the afternoon press conference following the decision."}],[{"start":54.3,"text":"During his hospitalisation, Ueda would conduct necessary official business by working remotely, the bank said."}],[{"start":61.449999999999996,"text":"Markets were little moved by the statement, which came out after the Tokyo stock market had closed. The yen remained broadly flat around ¥160 to the dollar."}],[{"start":72.25,"text":"This is a developing story"}],[{"start":82.19999999999999,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1781089758_9368.mp3"}