英語 での The zero interest rate policy の使用例とその 日本語 への翻訳
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When the Bank adopted the zero interest rate policy about a year ago in February 1999, there was an extremely strong unfavorable interaction between the economy and the financial markets.
In retrospect, it seems that the zero interest rate policy was adopted when the economy and financial markets were affecting each other in an extremely negative manner.
However, there were views that, before reaching a final decision to lift the zero interest rate policy, it was desirable to ensure the judgment on the firmness of economic conditions, including employment and household income.
It appears that the zero interest rate policy has begun to exert a beneficial influence on strengthening the forces for economic recovery from the monetary side.
Long-term interest rates decreased somewhat toward the beginning of August as expectations that the zero interest rate policy would be terminated eased following the fall in stock prices.
As a person who has worked in the financial markets for years, I fear that the zero interest rate policy may turn out to be the fatal dose for investors and banks.
The zero interest rate policy was then abandoned, and the policy rate was raised to 0.25 percent in August 2000 with a view of reduced deflationary pressures driven by weak demand.
Taking a look at the recent financial situation, short-term interest rates rose when the Bank of Japan terminated the zero interest rate policy on August 11, then made a slight further increase toward the end of the month.
Under the zero interest rate policy, it was possible that the optimal interest rate was actually negative even though the policy interest rate was close to zero percent, since the latter could not go lower.
First, although I am in favor of terminating the zero interest rate policy, I do not believe that the Bank should shift its monetary policy stance toward tightening in one stroke.
One member, however, took the stance that the Bank should not prolong the zero interest rate policy as it had serious side effects, and therefore the Bank should raise the overnight call rate under the currently stable financial market conditions.
The zero interest rate policy not only had such an effect but also helped to revive, to some extent, the weakened financial intermediation function in Japan as observed last year.
The zero interest rate policy has revived risk-taking activities on the part of investors, which resulted in significantly improved environment for corporate bond issuance.
With regard to monetary policy for the immediate future, the majority of members considered that it was appropriate to continue the zero interest rate policy.
Yields of Euro-yen interest rate futures suggested that the market seemed to expect the zero interest rate policy to be terminated in the autumn at the earliest.
In fact, some market participants link deflationary concerns to structural adjustment and argue that the zero interest rate policy should continue as long as there are pressures for structural adjustment.
However, given the current economic condition and the risks ahead, many members held the view that it was not appropriate to change the zero interest rate policy at this time.