
ノルウェー銀行インベストメント・マネジメント(NBIM)は、日本国債の保有割合を現在の4.6%から7.4%に引き上げる方針を明らかにした。これは投資対象の分散化を目的とし、実施されれば約170億ドル(2兆7000億円)相当の増加となり、日本の長期金利上昇と円安の抑制につながる可能性がある。一方、米国債やユーロ圏国債の配分は引き下げられ、国債全体の割合も7割から5割に削減される見込み。
AI-generated summary
ノルウェー銀行インベストメント・マネジメントは、ノルウェーの石油・天然ガス収入を運用する世界最大級の政府系ファンドである。今回の方針転換は、長期金利が30年ぶりに3%台に達し、財政警戒と日銀利上げ観測が高まる中で行われる。
【ニューヨーク時事】世界最大級の政府系ファンド、ノルウェー銀行インベストメント・マネジメント(NBIM)は、日本国債の保有割合を引き上げる方針を明らかにした。投資対象の分散化が目的。実施されれば、日本の長期金利上昇と円安の抑制につながる可能性がある。
長期金利、30年ぶり3%台 財政警戒、日銀利上げ観測で
NBIMは産油国ノルウェーの石油・天然ガス収入の運用を担う。同国財務省に宛てた1日付の書簡で、債券運用の見直しを提案した。保有債券のうち、日本国債の配分を4.6%から7.4%に増やす考えで、米メディアの試算では、約170億ドル(2兆7000億円)の増加に相当する。
一方、米国債やユーロ圏国債の配分は引き下げ、国債全体の割合も7割から5割に削減する。米国債の保有額は約800億ドル(12兆5000億円)減る見通しで、米長期金利には上昇圧力がかかる恐れがある。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
日本国債の需要増加により、長期金利の上昇ペースが一時的に緩やかになる可能性
Possible · Within weeks
米国債の保有額大幅削減が、米長期金利に上昇圧力を与える
Likely · Within months

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