US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments

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Foreign holders in total – foreign official holders and foreign private holders – shed $50 billion of Treasury securities in July, bringing their holdings down to $9. 25 trillion (red in the chart below). Japan dumped Treasury holdings, shedding $13 billion in July. From February through July, Japan reduced its Treasury holdings by $135 billion.

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