# Japan - still selling Treasuries

**URL:** <https://discussion.fool.com/t/japan-still-selling-treasuries/126341>\
**Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\
**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/japan-still-selling-treasuries/126341 "2026-09-08T10:02:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Divitias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/divitias/32/9302_2.png) [@Divitias](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Divitias)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/japan-still-selling-treasuries/126341/1 "2026-09-08T10:02:21Z")

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Japan is still running down its reserves of US Treasuries in an attempt to support the yen. The scale of the sell off is a quite staggering, $80 billion in one month:

> **[Japan Forex Reserves Post Record Drop](https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/foreign-exchange-reserves/news/581426)**
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> Japan’s foreign reserves fell by a record USD 79.6 billion, or 6.18%, to USD 1.208 trillion at the end of August 2026 from USD 1.287 trillion a month earlier, marking their lowest level since October 2022. The sharp drop came after Tokyo launched its...

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**Author:** ![DrBob2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/drbob2/32/3456_2.png) [@DrBob2](https://discussion.fool.com/u/DrBob2)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/japan-still-selling-treasuries/126341/2 "2026-09-08T11:38:50Z")

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> [@Divitias](#):
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> Japan is still running down its reserves of US Treasuries in an attempt to support the yen.

Maybe it’s working.

> **[Yen surges to seven-month high; dollar drifts ahead of US inflation](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/dollar-barely-gets-lift-boost-062727582.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260908-0--A&utm_content=mktg_940_di_19908-1475736-20260908-0--A&bt_ee=LB8GVzKSHZraokfxb6BlNAYIbL%2FrT2kKvdxkSbOWy2w3s0UGtud%2BIoVIX5O%2FfX47&bt_ts=1788863032522)**
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> By Alun John and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The yen surged to a seven-month high on Monday as traders reassessed the battered currency's outlook, driven by expectations of faster

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