Bond Demand Revives as Japan Buyers Pile Back Into Overseas Debt
- Funds from the nation bought most foreign debt since November
- Japan life insurers may signal further demand in briefings
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Global bond demand appears to be reviving with the latest sign being a splurge by Japanese investors at the start of their fiscal year.
Funds based in the Asian nation snapped up 1.7 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) in overseas fixed-income assets in the first full week of April, the most in five months, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance. That may set the tone for strategy briefings by local insurers this month.