*** Japan's latest weekly international.......>

JAPAN: *** Japan's latest weekly international security flow data showed a sharp

uptick in Japanese purchases of foreign bonds, with the weekly metric exhibiting

deviation from the 5-Year seasonal average during the month of November (both

above & below the average during the month). The 4-week rolling total ended the

month well in positive territory, after staring the month deep in negative

territory. This was the result of 2 weeks of large purchases, but the measure

was volatile owing to the large swings in purchases/sales.

- Foreign purchases of Japanese bonds were steadier during the month, with the

4-week rolling sum only moving into negative territory on 1 occasion.

- Chart: Japanese Weekly Int'l Bond Flows:

http://marketnews-m.objects.xtenit.com/marketnewsintl/Weekly.png