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Foreigners Lodge Record Net Weekly Purchases Of Japanese Bonds

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Bond flows dominated the latest round of weekly international security flow data:

  • Foreign investors recorded the largest round of net weekly purchases of Japanese paper on record (a touch shy of Y2.6tn), in week which saw 10-Year JGB yields press to multi-month lows (0.02%), which have since been (marginally) extended on. The 4-week rolling sum of the measure moved to the highest level (largest amount of net buying) witnessed since early '20.
  • Japanese investors sold foreign bonds for a 3rd straight week (~Y1.2tn).
  • There were small net sales lodged in both of the equity flow metrics.

Latest WeekPrevious Week4-Week Rolling Sum
Net Weekly Japanese Flows Into Foreign Bonds (Ybn)-1217.8-191.4-1429.1
Net Weekly Japanese Flows Into Foreign Stocks (Ybn)-77.2-202.1-452.4
Net Weekly Foreign Flows Into Japanese Bonds (Ybn)2567.8887.13442.7
Net Weekly Foreign Flows Into Japanese Stocks (Ybn)-10.5-310.0-658.9

Fig. 1: Net Weekly Foreign Flows Into Japanese Bonds (Ybn)

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg/Japanese Ministry Of Finance

MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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