Land of the rising sum: Japan investors just wait
A redemption of government bonds in June is likely to add to this cash pile
Tokyo
JAPANESE investors' wait-and-see approach this year is leading to a growing problem. Cash.
Having sold a record amount of overseas bonds in April, as well as domestic debt, investors have mostly held off reinvesting the proceeds. Excess reserves at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from the country's financial institutions, subject to a 0.1 per cent charge, reached the highest in 13 months in April.
A redemption of government bonds in June is likely to add to this cash pile, as quarter-ending months typically see four-to-five times more money returned.
Yet despite the abundance of cash at hand, there is no sense of urgency among Japan's investors to put the money to work. A lack of decisive d…
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