HOUSEHOLD ASSETS IN JAPAN ROSE BY 2.8 PERCENT AT THE END OF DECEMBER

Highlights –

• Household assets in Japan rose by 2.8 percent at end of December.
• Japanese households’ cash and deposits rose by 4.8 percent.
• The household assets held in securities were up 0.7 percent at 198 trillion yen.
• Holdings in cash and deposits by nonfinancial firms jumped 16.6 percent.

Bank of Japan on Wednesday announced that Japanese house....