英語 での A different member の使用例とその 日本語 への翻訳
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A different member added that only a few market interest rates were still linked to the official discount rate, and therefore, it was acceptable to set a target level for market interest rates as the main objective of monetary policy management.
Regarding the consumption tax hike scheduled to take place in October 2019, a different member noted that, with the slowdown in overseas economies exerting downward pressure on Japan's economy, there was a risk that the hike would have negative effects on future consumption.
A different member commented that there were many cases in which firms could absorb upward pressure of costs by increasing productivity instead of raising prices, and one example was termination of late-night services at some stores by the convenience store industry, adding that this might be the reason for the delay in price rises.
A different member emphasized the severe situation in corporate profits, pointing out that(1) the degree of downward revision currently in the earnings forecasts of general electrical machinery and communications firms was extremely large for such a short interval of time and(2) earnings forecasts for the second half of 2001 could still be revised downward.
A different member also added that the level of real interest rates did not seem to be directly influencing firms' decision making in investment because firms generally evaluated their investment projects by comparing their fund-raising costs with cash flows from investment.
In relation to the fact that firm housing prices were supporting U.S. private consumption, a different member pointed out that there was a considerable time-lag before the collapse of a bubble economy became apparent in real estate prices as observed in the case of Japan.
A different member added that the importance of the deterioration in the diffusion index should not be underestimated, given the deterioration particularly in some materials industries and cautiousness in firms' estimates of sales and profits for fiscal 2005.
A different member noted that it was important for the Bank to explicitly convey to the market that it was not different from other central banks in terms of the direction of monetary policy by presenting its determination that it would persistently continue with the powerful monetary easing.
A different member also said that the impact had been limited so far, pointing out that, according to the Tankan, manufacturers expected their earnings for the second half of fiscal 2000 to increase by almost 30 percent, although firms had revised their forecasts for the period downward.
A different member commented that, since the recent sluggishness in prices was unlikely to be attributable solely to a mere shortage of demand, it was not necessarily appropriate to adopt a policy that would forcibly push up demand in a short period of time.
A different member commented that termination of the zero interest rate policy should be considered as a slight adjustment within the Bank's extremely easy monetary policy stance to normalize the interest rate structure, and thus termination of the policy need not be seen as a shift to monetary tightening.
One member analyzed time-series data of indices of industrial production and commented that production would recover after April 2002 at the earliest. A different member, pointing to a delay in inventory adjustments in materials industries, said that they would be completed in and after the first half of fiscal 2002.
A different member commented that room for the U.S. government to implement additional measures to stimulate the economy was already limited, and given that medium- to long-term issues such as fiscal consolidation and problems related to the pension system needed to be dealt with, the government's conduct of economic policy might negatively affect the economy in the future.
A different member cited the following as factors causing the sluggishness in lending:(1) demand for on-hand liquidity was declining reflecting the market's increasing confidence in the availability of liquidity as the effects of monetary easing permeated; and(2) improvement in firms' cash flow was contributing to their balance-sheet restructuring--that is, repayment of loans.
A different member referred to the results of a questionnaire conducted by the Japan Association of Corporate Executives(Keizai Doyukai) on firms' attitudes regarding a rise in long-term interest rates. The member said that firms were not rushing to raise funds at fixed interest rates, against the background of their ample cash flow, and that they were calm about a rise in long-term interest rates.
A different member pointed out that, given that the adaptive formation mechanism of inflation expectations played a large role in Japan, it could not be ignored when examining future price developments that items such as administered prices, housing rent, and charges for mobile phone services-- all of which have large weights in the CPI-- were hardly responsive to the output gap.
A different member pointed out that, in a situation where there were high uncertainties regarding economic and price developments, it was important to sustain moderate economic expansion while avoiding an accumulation of imbalances, and essential to persistently continue with the powerful monetary easing while carefully examining the positive effects and side effects of the policy.
A different member, however, said that it was unlikely that an increase in business fixed investment would be the driving force of economic recovery. This was because momentum for a recovery in business fixed investment was weak due to factors such as pressures to adjust both the industrial structure and firms' balance sheets, and the decline in the expected growth rate.
A different member pointed out that an improvement in households' ability to borrow money due to a rise in housing prices had been one of the factors underpinning consumption. On this basis, this member said that there was a possibility that the rise in housing prices was caused by a bubble and this mechanism might collapse if housing prices fell in the future.
A different member was of the opinion that, given, for example, that risks concerning the outlook for economic activity had tilted to the downside and early achievement of 2 percent inflation could not be envisaged, it was necessary for the Bank to further strengthen monetary easing instead of persistently continuing with the current policy.