The huge and rising government bond holdings of Japanese banks leave them vulnerable to a spike in interest rates, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
Sounding an alarm over the stability of Japan’s banking system, IMF officials said domestic bank holdings of government bonds in the country could rise to a third of their total assets within five years, from a quarter now.
The officials, speaking at the IMF and World Bank international meetings in Tokyo, added that could this magnify the potential impact of turmoil caused by a loss of confidence in state finances.
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