追加利上げ「まだ早い」　現状政策維持が妥当―中村日銀委員

　日銀の中村豊明審議委員は６日、札幌市で記者会見し、今月開く金融政策決定会合での政策判断について「今のタイミングでの利上げは早い気がする」との見解を示した。会見に先立ち行った講演では、２０２５年度以降の消費者物価指数（生鮮食品を除く）上昇率が目標とする２％に届かない可能性があり、「当面は現状の政策維持が妥当」と語った。
　中村氏は、経済の先行きについて「縮み志向が３０年間続いたので、２年間程度の賃上げでこのマインドが払拭されるのは難しい」と主張した。利上げは消費低迷につながる可能性があると指摘。国債買い入れ減額は、経済の回復状況に応じ時間をかけて進めることが適当との考えを示した。（2024/06/06-17:25）

Bank of Japan policymaker Toyoaki Nakamura said Thursday that it would be too early for the BOJ to decide on an interest rate hike at its next policy-setting meeting on June 13-14.
   At a press conference in the northern Japan city of Sapporo, Nakamura pointed out that the deflationary mindset that has persisted in the Japanese economy for three decades cannot be eradicated by only some two years of wage hikes.
   He indicated the possibility that a BOJ rate hike could lead to a slump in consumption. He also noted that it is appropriate for the central bank to take time to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds while monitoring the progress of an economic recovery.
   Meanwhile, Nakamura said that the yen's one-sided depreciation is unfavorable for the Japanese economy, but added that it cannot be addressed by monetary policy alone, given the adverse effects of monetary easing.