国債購入「減額は選択肢」　円安で正常化加速も―日銀４月会合・主な意見

　日銀は９日、４月２５、２６日に開いた金融政策決定会合の主な意見を公表した。会合では、３月のマイナス金利政策の解除後も毎月６兆円規模で国債買い入れを続けていることについて、「減額することは選択肢」「減額も機をとらえて進めることが大切だ」などと購入額を減らすべきだとの意見が政策委員から相次いだ。
　最近の円安進行の影響に関しては、「基調的な物価上昇率の上振れにつながり得る」などと警戒する声が目立った。委員の一人は「円安を背景に物価上昇率の上振れが続けば、正常化のペースが速まる可能性は十分ある」と指摘した。（2024/05/09-10:27）

Many Bank of Japan policymakers at the central bank's April 25-26 policy-setting meeting suggested reducing its purchases of Japanese government bonds, with one calling such a move "one option" to restore market functions, a summary of the meeting showed Wednesday.
   "One option is to reduce the Bank's monthly purchase amount of JGBs," a BOJ Policy Board member said, while another member noted, "It is important for the Bank to proceed with reducing its purchase amount of JGBs in a timely manner."
   The April meeting came after the BOJ decided in March to end its negative interest rate policy and other easing measures while maintaining its monthly JGB purchases at around 6 trillion yen.
   In a policy statement issued after the April meeting, the BOJ did not mention the monthly purchase amount.
   Regarding the yen's recent depreciation, meanwhile, a policymaker said at the April meeting, "If underlying inflation continues to deviate upward from the baseline scenario against the backdrop of a weaker yen, it is quite possible that the pace of monetary policy normalization will increase."