Meaning of Mrs. Watanabe | Babel Free
Definitions
A personification of the Japanese housewife speculators, who are strong enough to affect international markets, especially foreign exchange markets.
Equivalents
Français
Madame Watanabe
日本語
ミセス・ワタナベ
Examples
“Mrs Watanabe, the market’s metaphor for Japan’s housewife yen speculators, has come back to life.”
“Mrs Watanabe is tiptoeing back into Japan’s stockmarket”
“Mrs. Watanabe is back. Housewife investors were a feature of the Japanese financial landscape during the prolonged recession of the 1990s.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.