美国财政部：日本央行应继续收紧货币政策

Group 1 - The U.S. Treasury Department suggests that the Bank of Japan should continue tightening monetary policy to support the normalization of a weaker yen and the structural rebalancing of bilateral trade [1] - The report emphasizes that government investment tools, such as large public pension funds, should invest overseas for risk-adjusted returns and diversification, rather than targeting exchange rates for competitive purposes [1] - The Japanese Finance Minister stated that the government has delegated monetary policy decisions to the Bank of Japan and refrained from commenting on the report's contents [1] Group 2 - The Bank of Japan ended its large-scale monetary stimulus last year and raised short-term interest rates to 0.5% in January, as officials believe Japan will continue to achieve a 2% inflation target [2] - Despite the Bank of Japan's readiness to further raise interest rates, the economic impact of U.S. tariff increases led to a downward revision of economic growth forecasts in May [2] - A survey conducted from May 7 to 13 indicated that most analysts expect the Bank of Japan to maintain interest rates until September, although more than half anticipate a rate hike by the end of the year [2]