追加利上げ「検討も必要」　国債購入減額、市場と対話―日銀６月会合

　日銀は２４日、今月１３、１４日に開いた金融政策決定会合の主な意見を公表した。政策委員の一人は、円安や原材料高を受けた価格転嫁の広がりを背景に「物価が上振れる可能性もあり、金融緩和のさらなる調整の検討も必要だ」と指摘。３月のマイナス金利解除に続く、追加利上げも検討すべきだとの見解を示した。
　同会合では、月間６兆円程度で行っている国債買い入れの減額について、市場参加者から意見を聴取した上で、次回７月会合で具体策を取りまとめることを決めた。
　ある委員は「市場参加者の見方を確認するプロセスを踏んだ方が、よりしっかりとした規模の削減ができる」と言及。国債買い入れの減額を進める上で、市場との対話を重視すべきだとの意見が複数あった。（2024/06/24-10:16）

A Bank of Japan policymaker at the central bank's June 13-14 monetary policy meeting pointed to the need for the BOJ to consider "further adjustments" to monetary easing in light of possible further inflation, according to a summary of opinions at the meeting released Monday.
   "There is a possibility that prices will deviate upward from the baseline scenario" if additional moves to pass on recent cost increases to consumer prices happen, the policymaker said, adding, "It is therefore necessary for the bank to consider whether further adjustments to monetary accommodation are needed from the perspective of risk management," the summary showed.
   The Policy Board member thus suggested that the BOJ should consider implementing an additional interest rate hike if needed after the bank ended its negative interest rate policy at its policy-setting meeting in March.
   At the June meeting, the Policy Board decided to reduce the BOJ's purchases of Japanese government bonds. It also decided to compile a detailed plan for the reduction for "the next one to two years or so" at its next policy meeting in July, after hearing opinions from financial market participants. The BOJ currently buys around 6 trillion yen of JGBs per month through its money market operations.
   At the latest meeting, one policymaker said that it is "better not to decide on a specific plan at this MPM (monetary policy meeting) but to collect views from market participants before making a decision, in order to reduce the purchase amount of JGBs to a greater extent," according to the summary. Multiple members stressed the importance of the BOJ communicating with the market as it proceeds with reductions in JGB purchases.