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2025-07-31 13:39:39
Foreign investors withdrew from Japanese long-term bonds for the second consecutive week in the week ending July 26, remaining cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy decision. Data released by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday showed that foreign investors withdrew a net 184.6 billion yen (US$1.24 billion) from long-term Japanese bonds, compared with net sales of 990.7 billion yen the previous week. The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady on Thursday, stating that risks to the price outlook were "roughly balanced," indicating growing confidence that Japan will make progress toward meeting the prerequisites for further rate hikes. So far this year, foreign investors have invested approximately 10.89 trillion yen in long-term Japanese bonds, compared with net sales of approximately 266 billion yen in the same period last year. Short-term Japanese bonds saw a net outflow of 1.95 trillion yen last week, reversing a net inflow of 1.9 trillion yen the previous week. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks attracted a net inflow of 743.3 billion yen, the largest weekly cross-border investment since May 3, driven by optimism about the Japan-US trade deal. However, they sold a net 331.6 billion yen worth of foreign long-term bonds, ending a six-week streak of net buying.
