Japan - In the Eye off the Beholder

By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen(click on pictures for better viewing) After a nice and entertaining week in Barcelona where I had the privilege not only to hold a seminar at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, but also to meet a host of interesting people, I thought that it would be about time that I finished my piece on the latest data from Japan which admittedly will be a bit backward

Japan's US Treasury holdings through August

Note yet another increase in spite of continued yen strength.Source

Japan's recent quantitative easing relative to other G-8 countries

Source: Danske Bank

Japan's US Treasury holdings through July

in billions of $...