-- 標普全球評級週二發佈公告稱，利率上升不會對日本借款人的信用評級產生顯著影響，但如果利率持續上漲，還款負擔可能會加重。 標普表示，由於住宅抵押貸款擔保證券（RMBS）通常以固定利率房屋貸款為擔保，因此利率上升對還款能力的影響有限。 然而，標普指出，利潤上升可能會推高總借款額，尤其是在房地產價格上漲的情況下。 標普表示，房價飆漲可能是由於用工成本上升和進口材料價格持續上漲所致。 儘管如此，標普預計，即使在最嚴峻的壓力情境下，評等被下調的RMBS交易也僅佔所有評等RMBS交易的17%，且最終評等仍將達到A+或更高。
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