Japanese investors are selling U.S. assets to benefit from the exchange rate. /CFP Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell further in April to their lowest since January 2020, amid a persistent decline in the yen versus the dollar, which may have prompted Japanese investors ...
2-year Treasuries have all been losing trades this year so far, but in August they proved profitable. The sudden reversal of crowded equity and foreign exchange trades last month was sparked by the unwinding of massive carry trades - in which investors had borrowed low-...
Does a potential selling of treasuries by Japan jack up borrowing rates and hamper the economic recovery? These are some of the questions the market is wrestling with since the news hit the tape last week. I attribute the stronger sell-offs in shares of Tiffany & Co. and Coach this week ...
Large managed futures funds, including hedge funds, in the past week increased their bullish bets in Comex gold and silver futures, according to data released this afternoon by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Managers bought 8,238 long contracts in the week ended Tuesday, while...
I look right now, and I see that the US expenditure for interest paid on it's national that is around $232 billion. I also heard on TV the other day from (Bill Gross), that the Federal Reserve is currently buying 90% of the treasuries at auction. Assuming that number is true (...
while the US markets and treasuries seem safe I wouldn’t say that translates to quality of living of US citizens however. There is no appetite to significantly reduce military spending or tax more to invest in the overall health of the society. Not invest...
And markets know that too. And that’s why propping up a currency by selling limited foreign exchange assets might slow the decline short-term but isn’t a long-term solution to a crashing currency. For the US, there is also ...
Does a potential selling of treasuries by Japan jack up borrowing rates and hamper the economic recovery? These are some of the questions the market is wrestling with since the news hit the tape last week. I attribute the stronger sell-offs in shares of Tiffany & Co. and Coach this week ...