Financial assets held by individuals: 1860 trillion yen US-China trade friction reduces stocks by nearly 10% September 20th, 12:51

Financial assets such as deposits and stocks held by individuals amounted to 1860 trillion yen as of the end of June, but the stock market was 10% due to unstable price movements in the stock market against the backdrop of US-China trade friction. It has been reduced.

According to the “Bank of Funds Statistics” published by the Bank of Japan every three months, deposits and stocks held by individuals and financial assets such as investment trusts reached 1860 trillion yen at the end of June. It was almost the same level as the same time of the year.

Looking at the breakdown, cash and deposits increased by 1.9% to ¥ 991 trillion.

On the other hand, “stocks” decreased 9.7% to ¥ 195 trillion, and “investment trusts” decreased 3.7% to ¥ 70 trillion.

In this regard, the Bank of Japan believes that the trade friction between the United States and China has intensified, and that it has reflected the unstable price movement in the stock market since May.

On the other hand, looking at the balance of Japanese government bonds announced by holder, the BOJ's possession of large amounts of government bonds under a large-scale monetary easing measure is 494 trillion yen, the same as the previous year. It increased by 6.2% compared to the time.

The Bank of Japan holds 43.5% of the total outstanding amount of government bonds, setting a new record high.