{
  "id": 12794334,
  "title": "Japanese investors sell foreign bonds for third straight week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/japanese-investors-sell-foreign-bonds-for-third-straight-week",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/08/japanese-investors-sell-foreign-bonds-for-third-straight-week-as-treasury-yields-jump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japanese investors have continued to sell foreign bonds for a third consecutive week, amid surging US Treasury yields and growing returns at home. The Ministry of Finance reported they sold foreign debt worth a net 503.6 billion yen, marking the smallest weekly total in the past three weeks. This trend comes as the US 10-year Treasury yield reached a 24-1/2-year high of 5.3645%, driven by worries about inflation and government debt. Japan's own 10-year government bond yield hit a 30-year high of 3.122%. This shift in capital flows could support the yen and put pressure on bond markets, where Japan has historically been a major buyer. According to Guillermo Felices, global investment strategist for fixed income at PGIM, the narrowing yield advantage of overseas debt, combined with the cost of hedging foreign-currency exposure, has made Japanese government bonds increasingly attractive compared to US and European securities.",
  "summary": "Rising Japanese rates are beginning to lure some of the country's vast overseas investments home, marking a notable shift in global capital flows.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japanese investors sell foreign bonds for third straight week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/japanese-investors-sell-foreign-bonds-for-third-straight-week-12796366",
        "published": "2026-10-08T04:42:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}