日銀、「連続指し値オペ」実施へ　２１～２６日、長期金利の上昇抑制

　日銀は２０日、長期金利の上昇を抑えるため、特定の利回りで国債を無制限に一定期間買い入れる「連続指し値オペ」を２１～２６日にかけて実施すると通知した。長期金利の指標となる新発１０年物国債を０．２５％で購入する。世界的なインフレ進行を受けた米国など海外の金利上昇が国内市場に波及するのを抑え込むのが狙い。
　日銀の連続指し値オペは初めて実施した３月２９～３１日以来。日銀は同オペに加え、必要に応じて通常の国債買い入れオペの増額や追加も実施するとしている。（2022/04/20-17:35）

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday it will conduct money market operations to buy unlimited amounts of new 10-year Japanese government bonds at a fixed yield for four consecutive business days--Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday--to keep long-term interest rates from rising further.
   Specifically, the central bank will purchase the JGBs at a yield of 0.25 pct. It aims to prevent interest rate spikes in the United States and other countries reflecting growing inflation from spreading to domestic financial markets.
   The BOJ carried out its first consecutive-day unlimited fixed-yield JGB-buying operations March 29-31. The planned consecutive-day operations from Thursday will be the first since that time.
   The BOJ has also vowed, if needed, to increase the amount of JGBs it buys through regular money market operations and the number of such operations.
   Under its massive monetary easing, the BOJ is currently guiding the yield on the most recently issued 10-year JGBs, regarded as Japan's benchmark long-term interest rate, to around zero pct while tolerating its rise to up to 0.25 pct.