How Japan's bond rout is turning the tide of global capital
Japanese investors sold a net 3 trillion yen in overseas debt as higher home yields make domestic bonds more attractive, official data showed.
- On Tuesday, Japan's 10-year government bond yield hit 3% for the first time since 1996, marking a historic threshold that signals a major shift in global investment flows.
- For decades, Japanese investors chased higher yields abroad, but rising domestic returns now encourage them to pull capital home, reducing their traditional role as reliable foreign bond buyers.
- Official data shows Japanese investors sold a net 3 trillion yen in overseas debt through August 22, marking the largest year-to-date outflow since 2022.
- "The story is not large-scale repatriation, but Japan gradually ceasing to be the marginal buyer of foreign bonds," said Masahiko Loo, senior fixed income strategist at State Street Investment Management in Tokyo.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's push for big fiscal spending and Bank of Japan rate hikes expected later this month could drive yields higher, pressuring global markets dependent on cheap Japanese capital.
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The Japan Times
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