Japan Household Financial Assets Hit Record High at End of 2024

Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)--Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of 2024 rose 4.0 pct from a year earlier to a record 2,230 trillion yen, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. Backed by a recovery of stock prices following a tumble in August last year, the balance of investment trust funds and that of shareholdings went up. Of the year-end total, shareholdings grew 9....

Japan Household Financial Assets Hit Record High at End of 2024
Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)--Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of 2024 rose 4.0 pct from a year earlier to a record 2,230 trillion yen, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. Backed by a recovery of stock prices following a tumble in August last year, the balance of investment trust funds and that of shareholdings went up. Of the year-end total, shareholdings grew 9....