Global Market: Japan life insurers eye domestic bonds as foreign debt selling grows

What happened: Japan's major life insurers are divided on raising domestic government bond holdings as rising yields make Japanese debt more attractive, while foreign bond selling has accelerated. Why it matters: Differences in investment strategies suggest any shift toward domestic bonds will be uneven across the insurers.

Japan's major life insurers are divided on raising domestic government bond holdings as rising yields make Japanese debt more attractive, while foreign bond selling has accelerated.

Differences in investment strategies suggest any shift toward domestic bonds will be uneven across the insurers.