-- 惠誉评级在近期发布的一份报告中指出,鉴于日本通胀持续高企,日本央行将进一步推进货币政策正常化。 惠誉表示,日本已摆脱了长达数十年的名义增长疲软和通缩局面,如今通胀日益受到国内因素的驱动。 惠誉指出,这些国内驱动因素包括单位GDP工资和利润的快速增长,以及家庭、投资者和企业对物价上涨的预期。 惠誉还表示,企业资产负债表也更加稳健,使其能够更好地应对更高的工资成本和更大的债务。 名义GDP的良好增长也有助于稳定资产价格再通胀和政府债券收益率,使其与更正常的通胀和利率环境相符。 惠誉表示,自2022年以来,日本平均总体消费者价格通胀率一直维持在2.9%,高于日本央行2%的目标。 评级机构表示,近期总体通胀率的下降主要受政府能源政策的影响,而非潜在价格约束的放缓。 该评级机构预计央行将继续加息,政策利率今年将上调75个基点至1.5%。
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