10月15日：日本央行理事小枝敦子周四表示，鉴于通胀存在相当大的上行风险，央行不应在加息问题上过于谨慎。
Oct 15 : Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said on Thursday the central bank should not become overly cautious about raising interest rates given considerable upside risks to inflation.
小枝敦子表示，即使在央行过去的加息之后，日本的金融状况仍然宽松，几乎没有迹象表明更高的借贷成本正在损害家庭和企业活动。
Koeda said Japan's financial conditions remain accommodative even after the central bank's past interest rate hikes, with little sign higher borrowing costs were hurting household and business activities.
她表示，各类消费品价格持续上涨表明，潜在通胀正在围绕央行2%的目标水平锚定。
Continued price increases across a wide range of consumer items suggest that underlying inflation is becoming anchored around the BOJ's 2 per cent target, she said.
随着工资也在稳步增长，日本似乎正在朝着实现持续通胀迈出更具持久性的进展。
With wages also rising steadily, Japan appears to be making more durable progress towards sustained inflation, Koeda said.
“央行应根据经济和物价形势及时调整利率，同时牢记中性利率的估计范围，”她在日本南部熊本向企业领袖发表的演讲中说道。
"The BOJ should adjust interest rates in a timely manner with an eye on the economic and price situation, while keeping in mind the estimated range of the neutral interest rate," she said in a speech delivered to business leaders in Kumamoto, southern Japan.
央行上月将关键利率提升至31年来的最高水平，并暗示将转向防止潜在通胀超额达到目标，从而强化了对进一步政策收紧的预期。
The BOJ raised its key rate to a 31-year high last month, and signalled a shift toward preventing underlying inflation from overshooting its target, bolstering expectations of further policy tightening.
虽然央行可能在10月暂停加息，但消息人士告诉路透社，它很可能会释放鹰派暗示，以强化市场对12月加息的主导预期。
While the BOJ may pause in October, it is likely to drop hawkish hints that would reinforce dominant market expectations of a December hike, sources have told Reuters.