16 Jun 2015
USD popularity recovers among Japanese investors – Nomura
FXStreet (Barcelona) - Yujiro Goto, FX Strategist at Nomura, offers the monthly update of Toshin market, noting that the popularity seen among Japanese investors into USD will remain intact as the timing for a Fed rate hike nears.
Key Quotes
“Retail investors bought JPY116.6bn ($0.9bn) of currency selection-type toshins in May, according to Lipper Japan. This is the biggest net purchase in seven months. They bought JPY36bn ($0.3bn) of JPY via currency selection-type toshins, but net purchases of foreign currencies remain relatively strong at JPY81bn ($0.7bn).”
“The USD attracted the most retail money in the currency selection-type toshin market. Retail investors bought JPY62bn ($0.5bn) of USD via currency selection-type toshins, the biggest amount since August 2014.”
“New toshin funds investing in Japanese equities, in either USD or JPY-denominated, in mid-May attracted retail money as well. USD was more popular than JPY-denominated in these toshins, and retail investors’ exposure to these new USD-denominated toshins reached JPY81bn ($0.7bn) by end-May, which likely boosted the total amount of USD purchases via currency selection-type toshins.”
“Even though USD purchases in May mostly came from this particular toshin, we expect USD to remain popular among retail investors, as the timing for a Fed hike approaches.”
Key Quotes
“Retail investors bought JPY116.6bn ($0.9bn) of currency selection-type toshins in May, according to Lipper Japan. This is the biggest net purchase in seven months. They bought JPY36bn ($0.3bn) of JPY via currency selection-type toshins, but net purchases of foreign currencies remain relatively strong at JPY81bn ($0.7bn).”
“The USD attracted the most retail money in the currency selection-type toshin market. Retail investors bought JPY62bn ($0.5bn) of USD via currency selection-type toshins, the biggest amount since August 2014.”
“New toshin funds investing in Japanese equities, in either USD or JPY-denominated, in mid-May attracted retail money as well. USD was more popular than JPY-denominated in these toshins, and retail investors’ exposure to these new USD-denominated toshins reached JPY81bn ($0.7bn) by end-May, which likely boosted the total amount of USD purchases via currency selection-type toshins.”
“Even though USD purchases in May mostly came from this particular toshin, we expect USD to remain popular among retail investors, as the timing for a Fed hike approaches.”