Japan Treasury Holdings in 2015
Japan Treasury Holdings opened 2015 at $1239B and closed at $1122B, a -9.38% move for the year. The high of $1239B was reached on January 31, and the low of $1122B on December 31.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $1239B | $1239B | $1239B | $1239B | +0.00% |
| Feb | $1224B | $1224B | $1224B | $1224B | +0.00% |
| Mar | $1225B | $1225B | $1225B | $1225B | +0.00% |
| Apr | $1216B | $1216B | $1216B | $1216B | +0.00% |
| May | $1215B | $1215B | $1215B | $1215B | +0.00% |
| Jun | $1197B | $1197B | $1197B | $1197B | +0.00% |
| Jul | $1201B | $1201B | $1201B | $1201B | +0.00% |
| Aug | $1197B | $1197B | $1197B | $1197B | +0.00% |
| Sep | $1177B | $1177B | $1177B | $1177B | +0.00% |
| Oct | $1149B | $1149B | $1149B | $1149B | +0.00% |
| Nov | $1145B | $1145B | $1145B | $1145B | +0.00% |
| Dec | $1122B | $1122B | $1122B | $1122B | +0.00% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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