物価目標、実現が視野　今年度下期「重要局面」―日銀１０月会合

　日銀は２２日、長期金利の１％超への上昇容認を決めた１０月３０、３１日の金融政策決定会合の議事要旨を公表した。一人の政策委員は「（２％の）物価目標実現が視野に入ってきており、今年度下期はその見極めの重要な局面になる」と言及。会合では、先行きについて、賃金と物価がともに上昇する好循環が強まるか注視していくことが重要との認識で一致した。（2023/12/22-10:33）

A Bank of Japan policymaker told a meeting in October that achieving the central bank's price stability target of 2 pct is coming into sight, the minutes of the meeting showed Friday.
   The BOJ Policy Board member also said that the second half of fiscal 2023 would be an important period for determining whether the target is achieved.
   At the policy-setting meeting of Oct. 30-31, the BOJ decided to allow 10-year Japanese government bond yields to rise above 1 pct to some extent, modifying the operation of its yield curve control program under its ultraeasy monetary policy.
   Members of the Policy Board agreed that it was important to closely monitor whether a virtuous cycle in which both prices and wages rise would intensify, the minutes also showed.
   One member said that the likelihood of achieving the price stability target in a sustainable and stable way seems to have risen further than before and that it would be necessary for the BOJ to gradually adjust the degree of monetary easing down from the maximum level.