Japan Buying Foreign Bonds, Y 90.5B

International Transactions in Securities data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance,for the week ended May 23:

• Japan Buying Foreign Bonds, Y 90.5B
• Japan Buying Foreign Stocks, Y -75.3B (negative number indicates net selling)
• Foreign Buying Japan Bonds, Y -239.3B
• Foreign Buying Japan Stocks, Y 32.6B

Also released today from Japan: Japan – April Retail Trade: -4.4% y/y (vs -3.3% expected)