Japanese investment in foreign bonds rebounded by 64.5 billion yen in the week of December 1, following the previous week’s deficit of 84.3 billion yen, which was revised slightly downward from 84.5 billion yen.
Foreign investment in Japanese securities during the same period saw a sharp decline, with a drop of 358.3 billion yen for the week, compared to the previous week’s slight increase in purchases of foreign stocks worth 4.5 billion yen (revised up from 4.3 billion yen).
About Japanese investment in foreign bonds and securities
Investment in Stock Securities, published by the Ministry of Finance, refers to bonds issued in a national market by a foreign entity in the currency of the national market. The publication of the Ministry of Finance, which details the flows from the public sector, excluding the Bank of Japan. The net data shows the difference in capital inflows and outflows. A positive difference indicates net sales of foreign securities by residents (capital inflow), and a negative difference indicates net purchases of foreign securities by residents (capital outflow).
Source: Fx Street
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