Weekly International Security Flows Data

The latest round of weekly Japanese international security flow data revealed several points of interest:

• Foreign investors upped their net purchases of Japanese bonds to Y1.1322tn in the most recent week, which represents the largest round of weekly net purchases since February.
• Foreign investors reverted to selling of Japanese equities, as they shed a net Y896.0bn worth of that asset class, which represents the largest round of weekly net sales witnessed since the end of March, although remains some way shy of the Y1.4-1.5tn net selling seen during 2 weeks of March.
• Japanese investors purchased a fairly steady and modest net Y300.1bn worth of foreign bonds in the most recent week, while they flipped to net selling of foreign equities, shedding a net Y438.6bn after 2 consecutive weeks of net purchases.