日本央行称日元需加息保障经济稳定
日本央行行长福井俊彦昨日阐明了日本需要逐步加息的理由,并警告称,假如利率持续保持低位,可能会加剧日元套利交易,并危及日本经济的稳定。
Japanscentralbankgovernoryesterdaymadethecaseforagradualincreaseininterestrates,warningthatkeepingrateslowcouldfueltheso-calledyencarrytradeanddestabilisethecountryseconomy.
福井俊彦昨日在日本国会讲话时表示,与经济运行状况相比,日元利率偏低。日本目前的基准利率为0.5%,是七国集团中最低的,而日本近年一直保持略高于2%的的经济增幅。
Japansinterestrates,whichat0.5percentarethelowestamongtheGroupofSevennations,arerelativelylowincomparisonwiththeeconomy,whichhasbeengrowingatalittlemorethan2percentinrecentyears,ToshihikoFukui,BankofJapangovernor,toldparliament.
但是,福井俊彦希望反驳一种日益流行的观点。这种观点认为日本央行近期可能无法加息。而日本央行担心,这种观点可能助推房地产泡沫,并鼓励更多投资者借入低利率的日元,投资于收益率更高的海外资产(即所谓的套利交易)。
ButMrFukuisoughttocounteragrowingviewthattheBoJmaynotbeabletoraiseratessoon,whichitfearscouldfuelarealestatebubbleandmoreinvestorsborrowinglow-interestyentoinvestinhigher-yieldingassetsoverseas,inwhatisknownasthecarrytrade.
福井俊彦对日本参议院金融委员会表示:sfinancialcommittee.
scommentscameasEuropeancentralbankersmadeitclearthattightermonetarypolicywasnecessary:Jean-ClaudeTrichet,EuropeanCentralBankpresident,yesterdaysignalledthateurozonerateswouldriseto4percentinJune,whiletheBankofEnglandraiseditsmaininterestratebyaquarterofapercentagepointto5.5percent,itshighestinsixyears.
此外,美联储周三也重申了它的主要忧虑,担心sbigcentralbankshavesignalledtheirprimaryfocusremainsthecontrolofinflation.