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To be fair, low interest rates all over the world are leaving zombie companies alive everywhere.

In Japan, the problem is particularly absurd -- with the BoJ owning like 77.5% of their ETF market, and days passing where not a single Japanese bond sells (of which there are USD $10 Trillion outstanding, and the BoJ owns 43%!)



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