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Weekly Data Reveals Foreigners Scoop Up Japanese Bonds Again

JAPAN

Foreign net purchases of Japanese bonds headlined the weekly international security flow dataset for a second straight week, tipping the 4-week rolling sum of the measure back into positive territory after a mere 2 weeks in negative territory.

  • Net international sales of Japanese equities moderated in the most recent week
  • Elsewhere, the direction of Japanese net flows surrounding foreign bonds and equities flipped in direction but didn't quite reverse the respective flows seen in the previous week.
Latest WeekPrevious Week4-Week Rolling Sum
Net Weekly Japanese Flows Into Foreign Bonds (Ybn)-551.5600.0-1455.7
Net Weekly Japanese Flows Into Foreign Stocks (Ybn)-89.3190.210.9
Net Weekly Foreign Flows Into Japanese Bonds (Ybn)1189.1878.4984.0
Net Weekly Foreign Flows Into Japanese Stocks (Ybn)-223.5-471.4-491.3
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg/Japanese Ministry Of Finance
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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