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China Dumps $18,900,000,000 in Treasuries as US Government Faces Major Dilemma: Macro Analyst Luke Gromen
China sold off billions of dollars worth of US Treasuries between February and March, according to recent government data. Data from the Treasury Department shows that China’s US Treasury (UST) holdings dropped $18.9 billion in one month, while most other countries increased their holdings. The data also shows that the UK has overtaken China and... The post China Dumps $18,900,000,000 in Treasuries as US Government Faces Major Dilemma: Macro Ana…
China, the world’s manufacturing superpower with a huge current account surplus, has dedollarized and reduced its official holdings of Treasury bonds (US debt). Britain, a deindustrialized country with a huge current account deficit, has overtaken China as the second largest holder. Japan’s holdings of US Treasuries remain the world’s largest, currently at $1.13 trillion. Japan warned in early May that it could use its holdings as a trump card i…
UK overtakes China as second-largest US Treasury holder
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s recorded holdings of Treasuries have fallen below those of the UK for the first time since the start of the century, underlining an ongoing shift in Beijing’s management of its foreign reserves. The value of China’s Treasury holdings as recorded by US banks and custodians fell to $765bn at the end of March, down f…
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