政策金利、据え置き　米経済・市場注視―物価への「影響見極め」・日銀会合

　日銀は３１日、前日に続き金融政策決定会合を開き、政策金利である短期金利の誘導目標を現行の「０．２５％程度」に据え置いた。同時に公表した最新の景気予測「経済・物価情勢の展望（展望リポート）」では、米国などの海外経済や金融市場の動向を十分注視し、経済・物価見通しに及ぼす影響を「見極めていく必要がある」と強調した。
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　展望リポートでは、消費者物価指数（生鮮食品を除く）上昇率について、２０２５年度の予想を前年度比１．９％（７月時点は同２．１％）に下方修正した。原油などの資源価格下落の影響を反映した。２４年度は２．５％、２６年度は１．９％と７月時点の予想を据え置いた。２６年度に向け２％の物価上昇目標が持続的・安定的に実現するとの見方は維持した。（2024/10/31-12:52）

The Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged at a two-day Policy Board meeting that ended Thursday.
   The BOJ's nine board members unanimously voted to maintain the policy of guiding the unsecured overnight call rate to around 0.25 pct. The policy rate was raised from the previous range of around zero to 0.1 pct in a decision made in July.
   In its latest quarterly Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices report, released Thursday, the BOJ said that the core consumer price index is forecast to rise 2.5 pct in fiscal 2024, unchanged from the previous projection announced in July.
   The growth forecast for the core index, which excludes often volatile fresh food prices, was lowered to 1.9 pct from 2.1 pct for fiscal 2025 and kept intact at 1.9 pct for fiscal 2026.
   Real gross domestic product is seen growing 0.6 pct in fiscal 2024, unchanged from the previous estimate, 1.1 pct in fiscal 2025, up from 1.0 pct, and 1.0 pct in fiscal 2026, unchanged.