Foreign Capital Returns to Japanese Government Bonds
Overseas investors keep rotating back into Japanese government bonds as domestic signals (pension-fund positioning, shifting BOJ policy and yields) improve their relative appeal, a recurring flow that reshapes demand for long-dated JGBs and global fixed-income allocation.
forming · confidence 35 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since July 16, 2026 · updated July 16, 2026
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Foreign buyers made their first net weekly purchase of long-term Japanese debt since late May, worth about 500 billion yen, after a pension-fund signal.
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Supporting · July 16, 2026
Overseas Investors Return to Japanese Government Bonds After a Pension-Fund Signal
Foreign buyers made their first net weekly purchase of long-term Japanese debt since late May, worth about 500 billion yen, after a pension-fund signal.
The Japan Times
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