After the GFC, while the financial stability role of central banks was emphasized, growing calls were also made on them to conduct monetary policy with a greater weight on employment and growth.
The spread of COVID-19 has not subsided globally, and domestic and overseas economies have remained in extremely severe situations. However, since many countries have been resuming economic activities gradually while containing the spread, the situation has changed slightly. In Japan, after the government lifted the state of emergency in late May, economic activity has resumed gradually.