Japanese market participants offloaded a net 92.6 billion yen in overseas long-term paper, marking their smallest weekly outflow during the current retreat. Meanwhile, investors poured net 235.3 billion yen into foreign short-term bills and net 288.1 billion yen into foreign equities. On the domestic front, foreign investors poured a net 1.18 trillion yen into Japanese equities, reversing the previous week's net outflow of 67.5 billion yen.
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Sustained outflows from foreign fixed income highlight heightened scrutiny over whether h…: Sustained outflows from foreign fixed income highlight heightened scrutiny over whether higher domestic yields are accelerating capital repatriation.
Institutional allocations are pivoting toward overseas equities and short-term bills desp…: Institutional allocations are pivoting toward overseas equities and short-term bills despite the sustained divestment from long-term paper.
Global demand for Japanese equities rebounded sharply with over one trillion yen in net i…: Global demand for Japanese equities rebounded sharply with over one trillion yen in net inflows following the previous week's net divestment.
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Investors sold a net 92.6 billion yen ($586.56 million) of foreign long-term bonds during the week, marking their smallest weekly net sales in six weeks. Meanwhile, they purchased a net 235.3 billion yen of short-term bills, reversing net sales of 136.9 billion yen in the previous week, the data showed.
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield, which climbed to a 24-1/2-year high of 5.3645% earlier this month, has since declined by around 37.2 basis points.
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According to Reuters, market participants have been monitoring Japanese investors' selling of global fixed-income assets to assess whether rising domestic yields are encouraging a significant repatriation of funds, with potential implications for both Japanese and overseas markets.
Japanese investors have sold a net 5.27 trillion yen of foreign long-term bonds so far this year, the highest net selling for the corresponding period since 2022.
In equities, Japanese investors purchased a net 288.1 billion yen of foreign stocks, extending their buying streak to six weeks out of the past seven.
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