日本央行(Bank of Japan)昨日开始召开为期两天的政策会议。该机构正面临不要加息的政治压力。 The Bank of Japan yesterday began a two-day policy board meeting amid political pressure not to raise interest rates.
近日来,日本央行官员通过台前幕后的演说和言论,让市场为隔夜拆款利率可能从0.25%升至0.5%做好准备。
In recent days, bank officials have through speeches and background comments prepared the markets for a possible rise in the overnight call rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent.
对此,首相安倍晋三(Shinzo Abe)政府予以反击。安倍政府表示,在日本彻底摆脱通缩之前,加息时机还不成熟。
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