Japanese insurance company Taiyo Life talking to Reuters20 Oct

  • has increased unhedged foreign bond exposure
  • increased Japanese stock investments in H1, will keep stock holdings steady in H2
  • will increase foreign debt in H2 due to low yields
  • will slightly reduce Japan bond holdings in H2
  • geopolitics a risk but bot seen leading to global recession
  • sees USDJPY at 120.00 by end-March, US 10-year yield 2.8%

USDJPY currently 113.20 after the US tax-led Asian spike to 113.31 from 112.80 . Sell interest being chewed through up here but still capping for the moment.