Foreign holdings of US Treasuries rebounds - Reuters
|As reported by Reuters, foreign purchases of US Treasuries rebounded from a 17-month low, even though the US Dollar declined across the broader market.
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Overseas central banks could buy more U.S. government debt to hold down the value of their currencies against the dollar, which is seen as a counter measure against U.S. tariffs on their countries’ exports.
On the other hand, they could reduce their Treasuries holdings when the dollar strengthens, to defend their currencies in a bid to stem capital outflows.
The U.S. central bank’s custody holdings of U.S. government debt securities for overseas central banks totaled $3.028 trillion on Jan. 9. This was above the $3.011 trillion a week earlier, which was the lowest level since August 2017, according to Fed data.
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