Tokyo, 13 May 2026 – Japanese investors sold the largest amount of US sovereign debt in almost four years, as rising oil prices, shifting Federal Reserve expectations and currency volatility triggered a reassessment of foreign bond exposure.
Net sales of US government, agency and local authority debt by Japanese investors reached ¥4.67 trillion, or about US$29.6 billion, in the three months ended 31 March 2026. That marked the biggest quarterly sale since the second quarter of 2022, according to Japan’s balance-of-payments data cited by Bloomberg.
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