-- 日本央行(BOJ)成员一致认为,在持续的伊朗战争背景下,央行应根据经济活动和物价发展情况继续上调利率。周四公布的3月会议纪要显示,中东动荡导致油价飙升,加剧了通胀压力,并对依赖燃料进口的国家的经济造成了沉重打击。 日本央行成员表示,每次货币政策会议都应考虑经济活动和物价前景、潜在通胀以及前景风险等因素,并据此做出加息决定。 一位成员表示,在当前物价可能持续上涨的金融环境下,日本央行应避免长时间调整货币宽松程度。 另一位成员强调,必须将潜在通胀率控制在2%以内,并表示除非经济前景或中小企业的工资水平急剧恶化,否则央行必须毫不犹豫地提高利率。 3 月,日本央行理事会以 8 比 1 的投票结果决定将政策利率维持在 0.75% 左右,只有一名成员投了反对票,赞成将利率提高到 1%。
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