Japan Foreign Bond Purchases as of October 3, 2025: Intensifying Capital Outflows

On October 9, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Finance released data on foreign bond purchases for the week ending October 3. The reported figure was -926.6 billion yen, compared to the previous value of -162.0 billion yen.This indicator measures the weekly net purchases of foreign bonds by domestic Japanese investors, reflecting trends in capital inflows and outflows. A negative value indicates net sales of foreign bonds by Japanese investors, signifying capital outflows, which is typically bearish for the yen.This data is rated as moderately important (level 2). The calculation method subtracts foreign bond sales from purchases on a weekly basis. It is published every week, with the next release scheduled for October 17, 2025.

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