东京，9月28日：日本央行7月会议纪要显示，许多政策制定者认为需要关注不断上升的通胀风险，其中一些人呼吁加快提高利率，这进一步巩固了在借贷成本仍然较低的情况下继续加息的理由。
TOKYO, Sept 28 : Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to focus on mounting inflation risks, with some calling for faster interest rate increases, minutes of their July meeting showed, cementing the case for further hikes to still-low borrowing costs.
继6月加息后，该央行在7月暂停行动，随后在9月将政策利率推高至31年来的最高水平1.25%，因为中东战争和持续疲软的日元推高了燃料和原材料进口价格。
After raising interest rates in June, the central bank paused in July before pushing its policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.25 per cent in September, as the Middle East war and a stubbornly weak yen lifted prices of fuel and raw material imports.
鉴于通胀风险不断上升，周一公布的纪要显示，九人董事会中的许多人表示，日本央行正逐渐将其政策重点从推高价格转向将潜在通胀锚定在2%的目标附近。
Given mounting inflation risks, many in the nine-member board said the BOJ was gradually shifting its policy focus towards anchoring underlying inflation around its 2 per cent target, rather than pushing up prices, the minutes showed on Monday.
一位成员表示：“市场似乎预计日本央行将以大约六个月的间隔提高利率。但鉴于潜在通胀已接近2%，且更需关注价格上行风险，加息步伐可能快于此类市场预期。”
"Markets appeared to be expecting the BOJ to raise interest rates with intervals of about six months. But the pace of rate hikes could be faster than such market expectations, given underlying inflation had approached 2 per cent and the greater need to focus on upside price risks," one member was quoted as saying.
另一位成员表示，日本央行必须特别关注价格上行风险，并“灵活调整其政策利率”。
A different member said the BOJ must pay particular attention to upside price risks and "adjust its policy rate nimbly," the minutes showed.
第三位成员表示，日本央行必须加快加息步伐，因为等待的风险已不再微不足道，并警告称，如果通胀风险成真，经济将面临巨大损害。
The BOJ must speed up rate hikes as the risk of waiting was no longer marginal, a third member was quoted as saying, warning that the economy will face huge damage if inflation risks materialise.
在7月30日至31日的政策会议上，日本央行将利率维持在1%不变。但它警告称，潜在通胀可能超过目标，并表示未来的政策讨论将聚焦于价格上行风险。
At the July 30-31 policy meeting, the BOJ kept interest rates steady at 1 per cent. But it warned that underlying inflation could exceed its target and said future policy discussions would focus on upside price risks.