指し値オペ対象拡大　金利急騰に対応―日銀

　日銀は１５日、毎日実施している特定の利回りで国債を無制限に買い入れる「指し値オペ」の対象銘柄を拡大して実施した。オペの対象としてこなかった償還までの期間がやや短い国債の価格が急落し、金利が急騰したことに対応した。
　世界的なインフレ進行を受け、欧米の中央銀行が金融引き締めを進める中、海外投資家を中心に日銀が現在の大規模な金融緩和策を変更するとの見方が台頭。日本国債を売る動きが強まり、金利上昇圧力が高まっている。（2022/06/15-11:24）

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday conducted money market operations to buy an unlimited amount of Japanese government bonds at a fixed yield while widening the scope of target bonds.
   The expansion of the scope of JGBs subject to the fixed-yield operations came as market prices of JGBs with a relatively short period until maturity, which have not been covered by the type of BOJ operations, fell sharply, leading to a spike in relevant interest rates.
   Speculation has emerged mainly among foreign investors that the BOJ may change its current massive monetary easing at a time when the central banks in the United States and Europe are moving for monetary tightening amid rising inflation.
   This prompted selling of JGBs, resulting in greater upward pressure on Japanese interest rates.
   The BOJ's unlimited fixed-rate buying operations normally cover the latest and second- and third-latest 10-year JGB issues. The yield on the most recent issue is regarded as Japan's benchmark long-term interest rate. On Wednesday, the central bank added to the list of purchase targets JGBs with over seven years until maturity.