The fact that Japan is the largest holder of U.S. Debt, makes this a big deal for us...here's a good

Author: TyroneIrish (25379 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 8:26 pm on Aug 5, 2026

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overview of the situation...btw, we've been down this road before...and I've got a call into our family Economics and Business PhDs who lived and taught in Japan for several years...;-)

Replies to: “The fact that Japan is the largest holder of U.S. Debt, makes this a big deal for us...here's a good”

Seems like the US intervention to strengthen the Yen is significant. - NedoftheHill - 6:53pm 8/5/26 (5) [View All]
- Not unprecedented, but not common [LINK] - Chris94 - 8:44pm 8/5/26
  - I could read the first half of the article. Again, makes sense. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:40pm 8/5/26
- It's probably better for the US to be buying yen than for the Japanese to do it. - Rooney - 8:04pm 8/5/26
  - Thanks. That makes sense. Not necessarily a good situation, though. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:57pm 8/5/26
  - The fact that Japan is the largest holder of U.S. Debt, makes this a big deal for us...here's a good - TyroneIrish - 8:26pm 8/5/26

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