
美國財政部長貝森特公開稱自己是市場莊家並挑戰交易員對賭,被解讀為美方推升日圓的訊號。分析師警告,日圓持續升值可能觸發日圓套利交易解除,資金回流日本債券與股票,進而衝擊美股,尤其標普500與大型科技股近期走勢沉重。外匯市場已押注美元兌日圓年底前跌破150,部位選擇權目標甚至看向140。
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日圓曾在7月跌至40年來低點,美國財政部其後買進數十億美元日圓,成為約30年來首次直接干預。近期美日聯手干預推動美元兌日圓從164回落至約153,市場開始討論日圓升值對全球套利交易的影響。
貝森特一句「我就是莊家」震動市場!市場認為,日圓下一步恐牽動美股。(彭博)
〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕美國財政部長貝森特(Scott Bessent)近日將自己形容成市場上的「莊家」,更公開向交易員喊話:「你想跟我對賭,儘管來」。這番強硬表態被市場解讀為美方仍希望推升日圓,更值得注意的是,一旦日圓持續走強,長年依靠低利率日圓融資、再投入美股及其他高收益資產的套利交易可能被迫退場,真正受到衝擊的,恐怕不只外匯市場。
對此,高盛分析師普里沃羅茨基(Rich Privorotsky)在報告中指出,對美股而言,貝森特談話真正值得警惕的,可能是第二層效應。其關鍵是,近期標普500指數和大型科技股缺乏明顯基本面利空的情況下,走勢卻異常沉重;因此,當以日圓融資的套利交易解除,資金回流日本債券與股票時,市場會發生什麼事。值得留意的是,部分槓桿與套利部位可能正逐步從市場消退。
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日圓先前持續走低,7月一度跌至40年來低點。美國財政部之後買進數十億美元日圓,成為美國約30年來首次直接出手,也是近期一連串提振日圓行動之一。數據顯示,在美日聯手干預前,美元兌日圓一度逼近164,目前已回落至約153。
日媒指出,貝森特近期言論另一個值得注意之處,是他對日本經濟政策展現出罕見程度的參與。貝森特表示,當美國出手干預日圓時,他非常清楚日本政府、日本央行及政策官員接下來會採取哪些行動,因此直接向市場挑戰:「我就是莊家……你想跟我對賭,儘管來」。
日媒直言,貝森特甚至以極具挑釁性的方式形容,自己如今做市場預測時,就像是在利用「內線消息」,意指他掌握政策端接下來可能採取的方向,而一般市場交易員並不具備相同資訊優勢。
道富銀行東京分行外匯銷售主管甲斐田一成表示,貝森特「我就是莊家」的說法,展現出一名真正理解市場運作的前交易員心態,這或許也是市場對他抱持一定尊重的原因。他認為,無論是美國公債還是日圓,貝森特近期一連串口頭警告,都可能是在試圖修正他認為已經走得過頭的市場走勢。
東京PineBridge Investments Japan債券投資主管松川正也認為,貝森特傳遞的訊息非常明確,就是「不要違抗財政部長」。在他看來,過去市場習慣以日本央行每隔數月才升息一次的節奏推演日圓走勢,如今這套思維可能已不再適用。
但對美股而言,貝森特談話真正值得警惕的,可能是第二層效應。
高盛分析師普里沃羅茨基(Rich Privorotsky)指出,若日圓持續升值,原先借入低利率日圓、再把資金投入海外股票及其他資產的投資人,就可能被迫縮減甚至平掉部位,也就是俗稱的「日圓套利交易」加速解除。
他反問:「當以日圓融資的套利交易解除,資金回流日本債券與股票時,市場會發生什麼事?」值得注意的是,標普500指數與大型科技股近期在沒有明顯基本面利空的情況下,走勢卻顯得格外沉重,背後可能正反映部分槓桿及套利資金逐步撤離。
外匯市場也已開始押注日圓進一步升值。對沖基金正押注美元兌日圓年底前跌破150,部分期限較長的選擇權交易甚至把目標放在140附近。先前即使日本財務省5月出手干預,美元兌日圓仍一直未能跌破155,但如今這道支撐失守,也促使交易員透過選擇權加碼押注美元走弱、日圓走強。
三井住友銀行全球市場營運部外匯交易組組長納谷拓海表示,貝森特的談話顯示,他即使在目前價位仍預期日圓進一步反彈。除了原本的日圓空頭可能被迫平倉,投資人甚至可能反過來建立日圓多頭部位,美元兌日圓本月內跌破150也並非不可能。
換言之,貝森特自稱「莊家」真正讓市場緊張的地方,不只是他敢不敢再買日圓,而是交易員開始相信,他可能同時掌握政策方向與干預工具。若市場因此加速撤出日圓空頭,下一步被迫一起平倉的,很可能就是建立在低利率日圓之上的全球套利部位。
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美元兌日圓將在年底前跌破150
Likely · Within months
日圓套利交易將加速解除
Possible · Within weeks

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