Charts of the Week
Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities
Chart of the Week for May 27, 2016 - June 2, 2016
On a monthly basis, the U.S Treasury ("Treasury") gathers data from U.S-based custodians and broker-dealers on the amount of U.S. Treasury Securities held overseas. Some economists monitor this data for possible impacts on U.S. interest rates and on the value of the U.S. dollar, among other uses. For the period March 31, 2105 through March 31, 2016 noted above, Mainland China ("China") and Japan were the largest holders of U.S. Treasury Securities.
China and Japan both reduced their holdings over this period, China's holdings were lower by -1.30% and Japan's holdings were lower by -7.15%. Over the past year, China has seen its economic growth slow and Japan's economy has been relatively weak for years. Both the Chinese and Japanese central banks have been selling U.S. Treasury securities largely to support their domestic currencies and economies. In December 2015 alone, Japan sold $22 billion of securities and China sold $18 billion. For calendar year 2015, global central banks sold a total of $225 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, the most since at least 1978, which is the last year of available data. Even with China and Japan reducing their positions, the rest of the world increased its holdings over this period by 5.92%, as U.S. Treasury securities continue to be an attractive investment worldwide.
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