Mrs. Watanabe

From Mrs. and Watanabe (Japanese 渡辺), a common Japanese surname.

Mrs. Watanabe

1. A personification of the Japanese housewife speculators, who are strong enough to affect international markets, especially foreign exchange markets.
   • 2009 June 27, “The return of 'Mrs Watanabe'”, in Asia Times‎:

     Mrs Watanabe, the market’s metaphor for Japan’s housewife yen speculators, has come back to life.

   • 2009 March 26, “Wide girls”, in Economist‎:

     Mrs Watanabe is tiptoeing back into Japan’s stockmarket

   • (Can we date this quote?) Bloomberg‎:

     Mrs. Watanabe’s Loss on Carry Trade to Help U.S.