-- 日本央行週二發布的最新金融體系報告指出,日本金融體系整體保持穩定,但鑑於地緣政治風險加劇,特別是中東地區持續緊張局勢,必須保持警惕。 日本央行表示,中東局勢升級導致原油價格飆升,可能推高企業的商品採購成本,擾亂供應鏈,進而增加企業違約風險。 報告指出,此類事態發展需要密切關注,因為長期緊張局勢可能對企業的財務狀況和現金流量管理產生不利影響。 報告稱,就貸款曝險而言,日本銀行擁有充足的資本和穩定的資金基礎,但其房地產相關貸款的成長速度超過了整體貸款的成長速度,因此需要密切關注。 日本央行表示,在海外貸款方面,銀行增加了對外國投資基金(包括私募股權基金和私募信貸基金)和資料中心的曝險,而這些投資具有獨特的風險特徵。 報告指出,儘管目前對這些外國基金和數據中心的貸款信用評級良好,但由於資產估值變化或技術創新,其信用狀況可能會發生顯著變化。 報告強調,人們日益擔憂非銀行金融中介機構(NBFI),包括對沖基金,它們在全球債券市場的高槓桿活動可能會將壓力傳遞至日本金融體系。 外國對沖基金已透過回購和衍生性商品交易增加了在日本政府債券市場的份額,其頭寸的突然平倉可能會降低市場流動性。 此外,報告還指出私人信貸基金的風險,近期出現了投資者贖回的情況,並指出放寬貸款條件(例如實物支付貸款)可能會延遲對信用違約的確認。
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