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    • China Decreases Holdings of U.S. Treasuries

      
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    China Total holding of US Treasuries: $755.4B v $789.6B prior

    Japan Total Holdings of US Treasuries: $768.8B v $757.3B prior 
    Oil Exporters total Holdings of US Treasuries: $186.8B v $187.7B prior 
    Brazil holdings of US Treasuries $160.6B v $157.1B prior 
    Russia holdings of US Treasuries $118.5B v $128.1B prior 
    Hong Kong holdings of US Treasuries $152.9B v $146.2B prior 
    India holdings of US Treasuries: $29.6B v $31.6B prior

    treasuriesWASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion.

    The reductions in holdings, if they continue, could force the government to make higher interest payments at a time that it is running record federal deficits.

    The Treasury Department reported that foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell by $53 billion in December, surpassing the previous record of a $44.5 billion drop in April 2009.[…] (more…)

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