
日本財長片山皋月澄清,美國財長貝森特在5月訪日共進晚餐時並未追問過『為何日本央行沒有獨立性』,與《紐約時報》先前報導不符。貝森特曾稱日本透過安倍經濟學取得巨大成功,但應停止具再通膨色彩的政策。
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貝森特曾在5月訪日與片山皋月共進晚餐,據《紐約時報》報導其曾質疑日本央行缺乏獨立性。片山皋月其後透過NHK表示未被追問過,並解釋雙方有多種討論但未以絕對方式表達。
(中央社東京4日綜合外電報導)先前「紐約時報」報導,美國財長貝森特先前曾向日本財長片山皋月詢問「為何日本央行沒有獨立性」。對此,片山皋月表示,「從未被追問過」。
「紐約時報」報導指出,貝森特(Scott Bessent)今年5月訪日與日本財長片山皋月共進晚餐時,表示高市早苗一方面推動財政擴張,另一方面卻要求日銀維持低利率政策,甚至質問片山皋月:「為何日本央行沒有獨立性?」
日本放送協會(NHK)報導,片山皋月9月3日向記者表示,「我們舉行過非正式晚宴以及日美財長會談等,但從未被追問過」,表示自己的認知是貝森特並未提及此事。
此外,貝森特在9月1日的記者會上指出,「日本透過安倍經濟學取得了巨大成功」,但也表示「我已向日方傳達,應該停止具有『再通膨』(Reflation)色彩的政策」。
對此,片山皋月表示:「近一年來,我和貝森特進行了各種討論,但他從未以『絕對要做』或『不要做』這種方式表達,所以我覺得這有些不對勁。」
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