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Japan’s Foreign Securities Holdings Drop Nearly $88B After Record Yen Intervention
Japan’s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion in August, strongly suggesting that Tokyo liquidated a substantial portion of its reserve assets to finance its record intervention to support the Yen. Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported that securities held within its foreign-currency reserves declined from about $927.3…
Why it matters: Large-scale liquidation of reserve securities matters beyond the Yen. If Japan repeatedly sells US Treasuries to finance currency intervention, it could add selling pressure to the Treasury market, push longer-term US yields higher and tighten global financial conditions.
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Japan’s Foreign Securities Holdings Drop Nearly $88B After Record Yen Intervention – ResearchPips
Japan’s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion in August, strongly suggesting that Tokyo liquidated a substantial portion of its reserve assets to finance its record intervention to support the Yen. Japan’s Ministry of…
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