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A Japanese bank giant announced it was going to begin selling tens of BILLIONS in USTs and other European government bonds knowing full well the institution is going to take huge losses on the sales. Is this the start of another bank run? Will this kill the Treasury market? Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis About Norinchukin Bank https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/about/ Norinchukin Financial Summary Fiscal Year 2023 https://www.nochubank.or.jp/en/ir/results/pdf/cap_results2023_04_02.pdf Bloomberg Echoes of 2009 Crisis Thrust Japanese Bank Norinchukin Back Into Spotlight https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/japan-s-bank-for-farmers-and-fishermen-returns-to-spotlight-for-overseas-losses Bloomberg Norinchukin Bank to Sell $63 Billion of Sovereign Bonds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-18/norinchukin-bank-to-sell-63-billion-of-bonds-to-stem-losses Bloomberg A $1.3 Trillion Fund Pool for Junk-Rated US Firms Has Unlikely Lifeline: Japan's Banks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/the-1-3-trillion-clo-market-grows-more-dependent-on-japan-banks FRBNY Standing Repo Facility Approved Counterparties https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/srflist-231201 CBO Budget Update June 2024 https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-06/60039-Outlook-2024.pdf https://www.eurodollar.university Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU Eurodollar University's Anniversary Webinar: The Fundamentals of Interest Rates over the Next 12 months. Sign up below: https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/rates |