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nswer: The olatility in
the Japan ·�c . lO(.;· market
could ha c major rcpcrcus­
sions in the U .. The Japan
arc major invest rs in U.S.
Trea sury onds. hclping to
. finan c ur budge: deficit. If
J pancsc invest rs did not buy
our bond e might have to
raise interest rat on our
bonds am! thi could cau e a
zcncral rise in U.S. interest
rates. Thi could hinder ale
of ca • homes, and oth r "big
tic ct" m nutactured items.
that the ban