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Foreign central banks’ US debt holdings fall - Fed


The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central banks’ holdings of Treasury debt fell by $17.8 billion to stand at $2.679 trillion.Foreign institutions’ holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , rose by $1.36 billion to stand at $723.1 billion.Overseas central banks, particularly those in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years, and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. China and Japan are the biggest two foreign holders of Treasuries.The full Fed report can be found on:

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Foreign central banks’ US debt holdings fall - Fed


The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central banks’ holdings of Treasury debt fell by $17.8 billion to stand at $2.679 trillion.Foreign institutions’ holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , rose by $1.36 billion to stand at $723.1 billion.Overseas central banks, particularly those in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years, and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. China and Japan are the biggest two foreign holders of Treasuries.The full Fed report can be found on:

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