东京，10月6日电：日本央行行长植田和男周二表示，将潜在通胀锚定在央行2%的目标周围变得愈发重要，暗示准备继续加息以遏制过高通胀的风险。
TOKYO, Oct 6 : Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2 per cent target, signalling readiness to keep raising interest rates to blunt the risk of too-high inflation.
植田在证券公司年度会议上的演讲中表示，经济和物价发展符合日本央行的基准情景，经济温和复苏，长期通胀预期上升。
Economic and price developments were moving in line with the BOJ's baseline scenario, with the economy recovering moderately and long-term inflation expectations increasing, Ueda said in a speech to an annual meeting of securities firms.
他还警告称，由于美以对伊朗战争带来的价格压力、强劲的AI相关需求以及日元疲软，潜在通胀存在超过日本央行目标的风险。
He also warned of the risk of underlying inflation overshooting the BOJ's target due to price pressures from the US-Israeli war on Iran, strong AI-related demand and the weak yen.
植田表示，"金融条件依然宽松，继续支撑经济活动"，即使在上个月加息之后，并补充称央行将继续提高借贷成本以调整货币支持力度。
"Financial conditions remain accommodative and continue to underpin economic activity" even after last month's rate hike, Ueda said, adding that the central bank will continue to raise borrowing costs to adjust the level of monetary support.
他补充道："确保潜在通胀锚定在2%左右比以往更加重要"，以免通胀超调风险成为现实并损害经济。
"It has become more important than before to ensure underlying inflation becomes anchored around 2 per cent" so that the risk of an inflation overshoot does not materialise and damage the economy, he added.