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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-05-21, day precision Aliases: trade, trades, yankari-trades

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Yankari Trade

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Okay? And the way they do this is something called the Yankari Trade. Okay? And this is the silliest thing ever. Okay? But let..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Okay? And the way they do this is something called the Yankari Trade. Okay? And this is the silliest thing ever. Okay? But let..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Putin Does Not Want The Throne (2026-05-21, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Putin Does Not Want The Throne.

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Yankari Trade

Glossary

Jiang's label for the arrangement where zero-interest Japanese borrowing is recycled into higher-yield U.S. Treasuries as part of the Japan-U.S. financial-security relationship.

Lecture definition on 2026-05-21 of the financial mechanism Jiang says underlies Japanese Treasury buying.

definition

Jiang defines the 'Yankari Trade' as a mechanism where Japanese banks lend to domestic corporations at effectively zero percent so those firms can buy higher-yielding U.S. Treasuries, helping drive Japanese Treasury accumulation.

Timestamped Evidence

Putin Does Not Want The Throne

2026-05-21, day precision · Game Theory #27: Putin Enters the Chat

Transcript

"...Okay? And the way they do this is something called the Yankari Trade. Okay? And this is the silliest thing ever. Okay? But let..."

Putin Does Not Want The Throne

2026-05-21, day precision · Game Theory #27: Putin Enters the Chat

Transcript

"Okay? Basically free money. So if you're a big Japanese corporation and you need money, you just go to the Japanese bank and they'll..."

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