United States now have more of Japan

Previously, the largest U.S. creditor was China, but now the lead in this category occupied Japan. Thus, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary, in December 2009, total U.S. debt owned by Japan amounted to 768.8 billion dollars, and China - "only" 755.4 billion. The actions of these countries relative to U.S. liabilities are also different - China in December, has sold long-term and short-term bills and bonds on the U.S. Treasury $ 34 billion, and Japan, by contrast, has bought an additional - to $ 11.5 billion. Such a trend in China is alarming some U.S. analysts, as well as the U.S. administration. The last plan in 2010, next grand borrowing to finance the giant deficits the U.S. federal budget. Note that the increased interest in the Bank of Japan to the dollar and U.S. bonds, is part of the traditional policy of "weak yen," which aims to encourage Japanese exporters.