市場安定化、各国連携して迅速対応　菅官房長官

　菅義偉官房長官は１６日の記者会見で、米連邦準備制度理事会（ＦＲＢ）の緊急利下げ決定について、「各国の金融市場を安定化させることが極めて重要で、そのために各国が連携してできる対応を迅速に行うことが必要だ」と述べた。同時に「具体的な内容については日銀で適切に対応していく」と語った。
　安倍晋三首相が１４日の会見で、経済対策の一環としての消費税減税を否定しなかったことに関しては、「機動的、効果的な対策が何か、政府・与党、総力を挙げて検討していく」と述べるにとどめた。（2020/03/16-11:54）

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga stressed on Monday the need for international cooperation in stabilizing financial markets shaken by concerns over the new coronavirus, referring to an emergency interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Sunday.
   "It is extremely important to stabilize financial markets in each country," the top government spokesman said at a press conference, adding, "Countries need to do what they can swiftly while cooperating with one another."
   In Japan, the Bank of Japan will decide appropriate action, he said. The BOJ started a policy-setting meeting at noon on Monday (3 a.m. GMT), moving up the meeting that was scheduled for two days from Wednesday.
   At a press conference on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not rule out the possibility of cutting the country's consumption tax as part of planned additional economic stimulus measures.
   On this, Suga said only, "The government and the ruling coalition will fully study timely and effective measures."