円安に相次ぐ懸念　政策運営上「十分に注視」―日銀６月会合

　日銀は５日、６月１３、１４日に開いた金融政策決定会合の議事要旨を公表した。会合では、複数の政策委員が「消費者マインド悪化の背景として、電気代の上昇に加え、円安進行を受けた物価の上振れリスクが意識されている」と指摘。「マイナスの影響を一段と注視していく必要がある」などと急激な円安を懸念する意見が相次いだ。
　日銀は翌７月の会合で、３月のマイナス金利政策の解除に続く追加利上げを決めた。６月会合では、「最近の円安は、金融政策運営上、十分に注視する必要がある」との認識を共有。委員の一人は「次回会合に向けてもデータを注視し、遅きに失することなく、適時に金利を引き上げることが必要だ」と強調した。（2024/08/05-11:02）

Members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board expressed concerns over the yen's sharp depreciation at its policy-setting meeting in June, minutes of the meeting showed Monday.
   As reasons for some weakening in consumer sentiment, a few Policy Board members pointed out at the June 13-14 meeting that there was recognition of the upside risks to prices reflecting the yen's depreciation, in addition to rising electricity bills, according to the minutes.
   It is necessary to pay further attention to the negative effects of the weaker yen, mainly on households' real income and sentiment, some members noted.
   Members "shared the recognition" that the BOJ needs to keep a close watch on foreign exchange market developments when conducting monetary policy, the minutes showed. One member said that the central bank should "closely monitor relevant data in preparation for the next (policymaking) meeting," and that "if deemed appropriate, it should raise the policy interest rate not too late."
   At the June meeting, the BOJ kept unchanged its target for the unsecured overnight call rate, Japan's benchmark short-term interbank lending rate, at a range of around zero to 0.1 pct. At its Policy Board meeting at the end of July, the central bank decided to raise the target to around 0.25 pct.