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US: Treasury International Capital
| Actual | Previous | |
| Net Long-Term Securities Transactions | $279.2B | $-27.9B |
Highlights
Foreign accounts were net buyers of U.S. long-term securities in August, increasing their holdings by $300.7 billion. Taking into account net purchases of foreign long-term securities by U.S. accounts, at $21.6 billion, the net inflow for August came to $279.2 billion, compared with a net outflow of $27.9 billion in July.
Net purchases of Treasury bonds and notes at $109.0 billion were positive for U.S. long-term holdings by foreign accounts. Net purchases of corporate bonds were positive at $41.6 billion as were net purchases of U.S. equities of $153.9 billion. There were offsetting net sales of government agencies of $3.7 billion.
Among top foreign holders of U.S. Treasuries (long and short-term), Japanese accounts decreased their holdings by $35.6 billion to $1,068.3 billion in August from $1,103.9 billion in July and $1,116.6 billion in June. UK holdings rose by $11.2 billion to $1,009.5 billion in August from $998.3 billion in July and from $939.9 billion in June. Chinese accounts decreased their holdings by $27.3 billion to $590.7 billion from $618.0 billion in July and from $633.4 billion in June.