Caution by BoJ likely to keep Japanese capital overseas


Japan still has plenty of financial muscle with a net US$3.5 trillion in overseas stocks and bonds. — Reuters

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is taking a more cautious approach to reducing its balance sheet, meaning Japanese capital invested overseas is less likely to be coming home anytime soon.

In the face of heightened economic uncertainty and recent volatility at the long end of the Japanese Government Bond (JGB) curve, the BoJ announced on Tuesday that it will halve the rate of its balance sheet rundown in fiscal year 2026 to 200 billion yen or about US$1.4bil a quarter.

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