- As the monetary easing by central banks across the globe keep yields at rock-bottom, investment officers predict that Japanese demand for U.S. debt won't ease up in the months ahead given the lack of alternatives.
- Japanese life insurers - some of the world’s largest institutional investors - plan to keep pouring money into U.S. debt this year, WSJ reports, outlining that Japan even overtook China in Q1 as the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys.
- While the current 2% yield on the U.S. 10-year is a far cry from yields of 5% or more before the financial crisis, it is still miles apart from the 0.16% yield on German bunds and the 0.29% yield on the 10-year Japanese equivalent.
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