China Lifts US Treasury Bond Holdings in November for First Time in Six Months(Yicai Global) Jan. 21 -- China, the United States’ second-biggest foreign creditor, raised its holdings of US Treasury bonds in November, ending five months of decline.
China owned USD1.06 trillion of US government debt that month, up USD9 billion from October, according to US Treasury Department data released yesterday.
Total foreign holdings of US Treasuries fell for a fourth straight month to USD7.05 trillion, a USD14.8 billion drop. Japan remained the top holder, even though the Asian country trimmed its tally by USD8.7 billion to USD1.26 trillion.
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