Distributional accounts

This is a test of various chart sizes. Deposits – especially in real terms – have been falling sharply, and those for the bottom quintiles are now back to pre-Covid levels. This is now 900×700, the full size original: Nevertheless, what’s striking to me is how much they’ve risen in general – especially during the […]
BoJ is only central bank still buying

Real yields decoupling

Capital flight from China

BoJ is only central bank still buying

Real yields decoupling

Capital flight from China

Capital flight from China

- Net capital outflows from China have accelerated sharply in recent months
- They are now running at a near-2015 rate
- The only real source of ‘inflows’ is a drop in prior foreign lending by domestic banks as they divert capital onshore – but even this can be interpreted as a sign of vulnerability