周二,日元兑美元贬值至150日元,跌至约两周来的最低水平,尽管日本央行将利率从-0.1%上调至0%,这是自2007年以来的首次加息,并结束了八年来工资上涨和高通胀的负利率。央行也放弃了收益率曲线控制政策,不再以10年期债券收益率为目标。此外,董事会同意终止ET和J-REIT的购买,并逐步减少商业票据和公司债券的购买,计划在大约一年内完全停止债券购买。与此同时,分析人士表示,在做出这一决定后,日元进一步走弱,因为这一举措已经被市场定价,而且早就应该采取了。投资者现在期待着美联储本周晚些时候的政策决定,以获得进一步的指导。
The Japanese yen depreciated toward 150 per dollar on Tuesday, sliding to its weakest levels in about two weeks even after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates from -0.1% to 0%, hiking for the first time since 2007 and ending eight years of negative rates amid rising wages and high inflation. The central bank also abandoned its yield curve control policy, no longer targeting 10-year bond yields. Moreover, the board agreed to end ET and J-REIT purchases and to gradually reduce buying of commercial paper and corporate bonds, planning to discontinue bond purchases entirely in about a year. Meanwhile, analysts suggested that the yen weakened further after the decision as the move had already been priced in by the markets and was long overdue. Investors now look ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision later this week for further guidance.