政府・日銀「市場動向を注視」　緊急事態宣言で臨時会合

　財務省と金融庁、日銀は７日、政府の緊急事態宣言の発令を前に、金融市場の動向に関する臨時の情報交換会合を開いた。終了後に記者会見した岡村健司財務官は「市場の安定は極めて重要。動向を注視していく」と述べ、必要があれば政府と日銀が一体となって取り組む考えを改めて示した。（2021/01/07-19:20）

Senior officials of Japan's government and the Bank of Japan met Thursday to discuss financial market developments, ahead of a fresh emergency declaration in the Tokyo metropolitan area, where the novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
   "Stability of financial markets is extremely important, so we'll continue closely watching future developments," Kenji Okamura, vice finance minister for international affairs, told a press conference after the meeting, suggesting that the government and the central bank will act in a concerted way if needed.
   The government decided Thursday to declare a fresh coronavirus state of emergency, for Tokyo and neighboring Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, giving rise to strong concerns that the economy will stall again after facing a severe slump following the first, nationwide state of emergency over the epidemic, which was in place in spring last year. The new state of emergency will take effect on Friday and is slated to run until Feb. 7.
   At Thursday's meeting, participants, including Okamura, Financial Services Agency chief Ryozo Himi and BOJ Executive Director Shinichi Uchida, confirmed that the government and the BOJ are making all-out efforts to deal with the impacts of the virus crisis, including through the compilation of a draft state budget for fiscal 2021, which starts in April.
   They also exchanged views on the yen's recent strengthening against the dollar on the foreign exchange market.