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Japanese Investors Buy Most Domestic Government Bonds Since 2009

Purchases of domestic government bonds by Japanese investors reached their highest level in 17 years during the fiscal first half, reflecting portfolio rebalancing efforts.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 19 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 19 Oct 2026. The Economist published first, on 19 October at 18:11 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 11h 02m later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Markets, appeared on 20 October at 05:13 UTC.

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  1. Japanese Investors Buy Most Domestic Government Bonds Since 2009 Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. Who will buy $120bn-worth of fresh Japanese government bonds? The Economist ·

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  • pension funds
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