Foreigners snap up $57bn in Japan assets in ‘liberation day’ rush

Foreigners snap up $57bn in Japan assets in ‘liberation day’ rush

Investors buy a record amount of Japanese equities and bonds during April

The White House's chaotic tariff policy is quenching the market's appetite for American assets.

Americans bought $57B in Japanese assets during ‘Liberation Day,’ the highest ever

Americans dumped a record $57 billion into Japan’s stocks and bonds in April, the highest amount ever recorded in a single month. The buying frenzy happened during the fallout of President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, which caused major volatility in global markets and crushed confidence in the US dollar. As capital looked for somewhere stable to land, investors turned to Japan, treating it as a safe place to st…