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Treasury International Capital Data for November 2010
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2010. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $85.1 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $93.9 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $81.9 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $12.0 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $8.8 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $64.6 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills and other custody liabilities, decreased $40.5 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $22.3 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $15.0 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $39.0 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $79.8 billion, and net foreign official flows were negative $40.8 billion.
Posted: January 18, 2011 Tuesday 09:00 AM