本日のグッドモーニングNEWS検定では、公表せずに行う為替介入を何というかという問題が出題されました。選択肢は「秘密介入」「覆面介入」「沈黙介入」の3つで、正解は②覆面介入でした。日銀が為替介入を公表せずに行うことで投資家の疑心暗鬼を防ぎ、為替相場の急激な変動を抑制する効果があるとされています。覆面介入は市場に予測させることなく、為替相場を安定させる手法として利用されています。
Today’s Good Morning NEWS quiz on April 30th asks, “What is it called when a currency intervention is conducted without public announcement?”
For the question “What is it called when a currency intervention is conducted without public announcement?” the answer choices are as follows:
① Covert intervention
② Masked intervention
③ Silent intervention
Among these choices, today’s answer was ② Masked intervention.
It is said that by intentionally not announcing a currency intervention, the Bank of Japan makes investors suspicious, effectively preventing rapid fluctuations in the exchange rate.