JSDA bond transaction data by investor category (February 2026)
Key points
- Medium-term JGBs: Main investors other than city banks were net buyers for third straight month, while non-residents continuing to post net purchases in excess of JPY1 trillion
- Long-term JGBs: All investors other than shinkin banks were net buyers, with non-residents recording especially large net purchases
- Super-long JGBs: Regional banks and insurers continued to be large net sellers, possibly in attempt to realize unrealized losses ahead of fiscal year-end