Finance & economics | Japanese bonds
Mrs Watanabe, mind your fingers
|TOKYO
EVERYONE'S mother or auntie seems to be at it. With short-term interest rates virtually nil and bonds yielding not much more, Mrs Watanabe, the ubiquitous Japanese housewife who controls the family finances, has been getting more daring in her investment habits.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Mrs Watanabe, mind your fingers”
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