日銀の国債保有割合、過去最大　９月末５４％、買い入れ継続

　日銀が２０日発表した２０２３年７～９月期の資金循環統計（速報）によると、日銀の国債（国庫短期証券を除く）保有割合は９月末時点で５３．８６％と、２四半期ぶりに過去最大を更新した。７月の金融政策決定会合で、容認する長期金利の上限を０．５％から事実上１．０％に引き上げたが、その後も金利上昇を抑えるために買い入れが続いた。
　９月末時点の国債発行残高１０６６兆円のうち、日銀による保有は５７４兆円だった。ただ、国債価格の下落に伴い、保有残高は６月末からやや減少した。（2023/12/20-12:39）

The Bank of Japan owned a record 53.86 pct of outstanding Japanese government bonds at the end of September, the central bank said in a quarterly report Wednesday.
   The BOJ continued JGB purchases to curb rises in long-term interest rates, even after effectively raising its cap on 10-year JGB yields from 0.5 pct to 1 pct at its July policy meeting.
   As of Sept. 30, the total amount of JGBs outstanding, excluding treasury discount bills, stood at 1,066 trillion yen, of which the bank held 574 trillion yen.
   The BOJ's JGB holdings shrank slightly from the end of June due to price drops for the government debt securities.
   The funds flow report also showed that the balance of financial assets held by households at the end of September grew 5.0 pct from a year before to 2,121 trillion yen, rewriting a record high for the fourth consecutive quarter. The rise reflected higher stock prices thanks partly to brisk earnings on cheaper yen at export-oriented firms.