日銀は利上げ準備を　景気回復続く―ＩＭＦ報道官

　【ワシントン時事】国際通貨基金（ＩＭＦ）のコザック報道官は７日の定例記者会見で、日本の景気回復は続くと予想した上で、２％の物価目標の持続的な達成がはっきりすれば「日銀は短期金利の引き上げを準備するべきだ」と明言した。
　コザック氏は日本のインフレ見通しについて、賃上げによる上振れと、世界景気減速に伴う下振れの両リスクの「バランスが取れている」と分析。２０２４年の日本の消費者物価指数（ＣＰＩ）上昇率は２．９％と見込んだ。（2023/12/08-05:38）

The Bank of Japan should remain prepared to raise short-term interest rates, International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack said Thursday.
   The Japanese central bank "should remain prepared to raise the short-term policy rate" once it is clear that its 2 pct inflation target will be durably achieved, Kozack said at a regular press briefing.
   Kozack said Japan's economic recovery is expected to continue and that the IMF estimates that the country's consumer prices will rise 2.9 pct next year.
   The IMF sees upside risks to inflation from higher wages and downside risks that could stem from a global slowdown as "balanced" in Japan, she said.
   BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told Japanese parliament Thursday that the period of year-end to next year will be "even more challenging" for the central bank, raising speculation that it may end its negative interest rate policy soon.