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Japan's $1T U.S. Treasury holdings could be a bargaining chip in trade talks
Japan is the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries, with holdings worth nearly $1.13T as of February, according to ...
US, Japanese Officials to Start Trade Consultations, Treasury Says; Japan Said Skeptical
During the meeting, Japan explained an outline of measures it would take to reduce its huge trade surplus with the U.S. such ...
Treasury yields show little change as Japan finance minister threatens to use holdings as card in trade talks
Bond yields were little changed ahead of the jobs report. But one key development came as Japan's finance minister, Katsunobu Kato, said it could use its more than $1 trillion of Treasury holdings in ...
Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ...
Japanese investors raise foreign stock holdings for sixth week on easing trade tensions
Japanese investors raised their foreign stock holdings for a sixth straight week as their sustained appetite for overseas ...
Japan's finance minister calls U.S. Treasuries "a card" in negotiations with Trump
Japan's finance minister says the nation's massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be "a card on the table" in negotiations ...
Trump’s Tariff Chaos Tosses Bank Of Japan Under The Bus
Donald Trump’s quixotic trade war appears to have entered the tilting-at-windmills phase as the U.S. president sees “big, ...
Japanese and Australian markets mixed following choppy trade on Wall Street; most Asian markets closed for holiday
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in its two-day monetary policy meeting which ...