Who the Heck Bought $1.2 trillion in New US Treasuries over the past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • Jun 15, 2018 • 61 Comments Russia, Japan, and the Fed dumped. So who bought?
But Who the Heck Bought the $1.2 trillion in New US Debt Over the Past 12 Months? by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2018 • 70 Comments Japan systematically dumps US Treasuries while China hangs on.
LEAKED: Trump’s Next Shoe to Drop on US-China Trade by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2018 • 102 Comments This is the big one. It makes steel and aluminum tariffs look like a game.
QE Party Over, even by the Bank of Japan by Wolf Richter • Jan 5, 2018 • 67 Comments First decline in its colossal balance sheet since 2012.
Bank of Japan Tapers (Quietly), QE Party Over by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2017 • 39 Comments No flashy announcement, to avoid alarming the markets.
US to Import Inflation from Japan, China, South Korea by Wolf Richter • Nov 12, 2017 • 57 Comments Even from Japan! Its export producer prices are jumping.
Kobe Steel Scandal Could Rattle US Nuclear Industry by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Oct 15, 2017 • 27 Comments Second major scandal involving a steel supplier of reactor components.
Peak US Asset Prices? Japanese Acquisitions Hit Record by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2017 • 24 Comments Their buying binge in the US goes into the “Contrarian Indicators” category.
Trump Promises “Fast Trains,” Japan’s Railway Stocks Soar by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2017 • 59 Comments Do Trump and California suddenly see eye-to-eye on high-speed rail?
This Is How Out-Of-Whack US Trade Relationships Really Are by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2017 • 94 Comments After 25 years of apathy.