
日本8月外匯存底暴跌6.18%,減少約800億美元,創下2000年以來最大單月降幅。數據顯示外匯存底降至1.207兆美元,主要歸因於政府為支撐日圓匯率進行的干預措施及債券價值下跌。
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日本財務省數據顯示,8月外匯存底降至1.207兆美元,為連續第四個月下降。此舉主要與政府為支撐日圓匯率進行的大規模干預措施有關。
日本外匯存底以自2000年有記錄以來最快的速度下降,8月暴跌 6.18%;約減少了800億美元(台幣2.53兆元)。
日本財政部數據顯示,8月外匯存底為1.207兆美元(台幣38.052兆元),低於7月的1.287兆美元(台幣40.574兆元)。這是連續第四個月下降,超過了5月創下的5.58%的前記錄。
雖然日本財務省沒有給出日圓下跌的原因,但日本媒體共同社援引一位不願透露姓名的財務省官員的話說,日圓下跌是由於政府採取措施支撐日圓匯率,以及收益率飆升後政府債券價值下降所致。
日圓對曾在7月23日跌至40年來的最低點163.98,目前對美元交易價格為155.98。
全球公債殖利率已攀升 至多年高位,德國、英國和美國公債殖利率均創下新高。
道富投資管理公司高級固定收益策略師盧正彥(音譯)告訴CNBC,此次下跌主要是由於日本近期拋售美元、買入日圓的外匯干預措施造成。
過去幾個月,東京進行多輪幹預以支撐日圓,4月和5月購買了約11.73兆日圓,然後在7月底進行了更大規模的15.4兆日圓干預,美國也拋售歐元以支撐日圓。
根據財務省的數據,迄今為止累計支出的27.1兆日圓(台幣5.53兆元)是迄今為止年度干預支出金額最高的一次,超過了2003年創下的20.4兆日圓(台幣4.16兆元)的紀錄。

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