By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely watched event that may provide hints on how soon the central bank will resume its rate-hike cycle.

The meeting would come in the wake of the yen’s slide to a nine-month low that drew alarm from Japan’s finance minister over volatile currency moves.

While Ueda has signaled the chance of raising interest rates as soon as next month, Takaichi has voiced displeasure over the idea and urged the BOJ to cooperate with government efforts to reflate the economy.

Market bets the dovish prime minister will deliver big spending and pressure the BOJ to go slow in raising rates have prodded investors to sell yen and Japanese government

See Full Page