Japan dishoarded Treasuries in yen defense
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JAPAN DISHOARDED TREASURIES IN YEN DEFENSE
Japan's bid to support the yen in the currency markets requires it to have handy access to it's foreign exchange reserves. The evidence from the Treasury Department shows it raised dollars in May as intervention kicked off by selling roughly $22 billion in Treasury securities.
Treasury International Capital System (TICS) data released late Thursday shows Japan's stash of Treasuries shrank to $1.128 trillion in May from $1.15 trillion in April. It remains the largest foreign holder of Treasuries.
Tokyo spent 9.8 trillion yen ($62.7 billion) intervening in the foreign exchange market at the end of April and early May, after the Japanese currency hit a 34-year low of 160.245 per
dollar JPY=EBS on April 29.
Japanese authorities appeared to intervene to sell dollars and buy yen since then, notably after the yen fell to a 38-year low of 161.96 per dollar on July 3. Suspected intervention last week pushed the dollar back below the 160 line and it now stands around 157.50 yen.
Treasury's TICS report for June will be released on August 15.
(Alden Bentley)
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