Japan October 2025 Foreign Purchases of JGBs: Positive for Yen

On October 9, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Finance released data on foreign purchases of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) for the week ending October 3. The reported figure was ¥1,258.4 billion, compared to the previous value of -¥1,997.0 billion.This indicator measures the weekly net amount of Japanese government bonds purchased by foreign investors, reflecting capital flows into and out of Japan. A positive reading indicates net foreign buying of Japanese bonds, signifying capital inflows and supporting the yen.The data is considered to have a low importance level (1). The calculation method is (foreign purchases of Japanese bonds) minus (foreign sales of Japanese bonds). It is published weekly, with the next release scheduled for October 17, 2025.

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